Author: Bob Schwab
Date: 2003-06-21 17:21
An explanation of the pitch drop is easy. CO2, the stuff that gives soda its fizz, is more dense than the air we breathe, which is approx. 78% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 2% whatever. Helium on the other hand is less dense than the air we breathe, thereby causing an increase in pitch.
About that Spike Jones comment, I was a weird child. I loved listening to my parent's Spike Jones records. When other kids were listening to The Doors, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, I used to listen to Spike Jones, Alan Sherman, Homer and Jethro, and Tom Lehrer. I can appreciate that Spike Jones had to have had exceptional musicians to be able to pull the stuff off that he did.
Any idea what would happen if you were able to rig up a way to play the clarinet with an oboe or basson reed?
Bob Schwab
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