Re: Re: [Harp-L] bends and reed fatigue

[Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The draw bends always seems louder because 
> it's actually the BLOW reed that does the bending when you do draw bends, 
> and the blow reeds being the top reed plate, your ears pickup the sound much 
> sooner, 

i don't understand this.  the speed of sound at room temperature is 13584.0 inches/sec.
assuming 4 inches of distance for the sound from the top reeds to get to the ear,
that's 0.00029 seconds.  assuming the bottom reeds are 1/4" further, their sound
takes 0.00031 seconds.  that's a 0.00002 second difference.  that's a pretty tiny
difference to register as a volume difference.  i also don't understand why, if the
delay is perceptible, it would be perceived as a difference in volume.

what am i missing?

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