Posted by Mary Ann on September 25, 2000 at 10:13:54:
In Reply to: Canadian Brass? posted by Tubanator on September 24, 2000 at 21:02:15:
this reminds me of discussions on the horn list about bells; someone did an experiment trying to see how bright and dark various metals were, and the bell made out of lead was the brightest. Maybe because it didn't vibrate at all and therefore didn't absorb any of the tonal spectrum?