Casey Burns wrote:I think if this was tested in strict scientific terms, one might hear the difference.
i saw something somewhere where they did a test like this; the results came back that most people can't tell the difference, even between metal or wood. but my contention was that "most" people think i'm playing a clarinet.
Casey Burns wrote:But much of it depends upon the player and how the player interfaces with the flutes being tested. A great player can make almost any tube with holes in it sound great.
i like the Brian Finnigan example. Or, for further proof, check out the videos of Kevin Crawford playing a Forbes (retailing at $425--made of delrin!--whereas his Grinter cost him thousands):
http://forbesflutes.com/files/ScatteryIsland.mov
That being said, as a KC aficionado, he does sound different to me on the Forbes than the Grinter. On the Forbes he sounds great; on a Grinter he inspired me to pick up a tube with holes in it and try to make a noise come out of it.
Casey Burns wrote:Like quantum mechanics, much of it also depends upon the observer as well as the observed. Someone who is new to music will be easily impressed.
agreed; see comment above.
Casey Burns wrote:Correlating how a flute sounds to its dollar value is a very rough concept. There is also dollar inflation to consider. If the dollar collapses and ends up being like a Weimar currency, then the difference between $50 and $5000 may only be a few teaspoons of bread crumbs.
it's happened in other places/times too. not to get too far off the subject, if China decides to sell dollars we're all in trouble.
Cheers,
eric