Author: TomS
Date: 2019-10-26 19:10
Less dense material, usually has a warmer sound ... plastics and hard rubber, for example. My greenline, being very dense, has a more compact, concentrated sound ... I think. Depends on sunspots and what I had for breakfast.
I may have provoked a fight ...
Pertaining to hard rubber, there is some evidence that even adding the black pigmentation actually is detrimental to the tone ... or, at least, perceptually changes it.
If we decide that material causes only subtle variation in timbre, then we should seek out and use the best material in terms of stability, consistency, durability.
On the Alpha versus the MOBA, and talking about performance only, what can you do to justify a ten-fold difference in price? It costs no more to put the tone holes in the correct place.(??) Over and undercutting can be automated, at least to "pitcher's mound" standard. The only touch-labor is the fitting/adjustment of the keys, and it's just a matter of time before a million-dollar robot can do these tasks perfectly. As far as the key-work on my Alpha, its better and less problematic than my R13. It's also better in tune, has a more even timbre and blowing resistance. Why put up with the R13? Well, I like the ping and ring, for some occasions.
Backun made a monster product with the Alpha. I'd like a "Hyper-Alpha" with a little more esoteric refinement, if that's possible ... but I'd only pay just a little more.
Tom Ridenour has a monster as well, IMHO, with the Lyrique instruments. Hat's off to Tom.
Tom
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