[Dixielandjazz] Hot air, cold air, humidity

PHIL WILKING philwilking at bellsouth.net
Sat Jan 24 23:56:13 PST 2009


Does the same phenomenon occur with brass instruments? Or is the heat
conduction of metal away from the lips at the mouthpiece (thereby messing up
muscle control) so severe that it doesn't make much difference?

Phil Wilking

Those who would exchange freedom for
security deserve neither freedom nor security.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>


>
> All of us clarinet players who play outdoors knew you were right. We  may 
> not be physicists, but we know we go flat when the temperature  drops.
>




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