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| Aug 24, 2017 at 22:25 | comment | added | psosuna | I agree. Plating is not effective onto the sound of the instrument because the amount of material is far too thin to influence the sound of the metal that is plated onto. In the case of silver plating, usually the harder metal is nickel. Nickel is very dense and provides a shriller sound than silver, which provides a light and sweet sound. Gold plating on a silver flute also does nothing to influence the sound. A flute made of alloys, such as part gold part silver, do make a difference in the sound, however. | |
| Jun 6, 2017 at 17:44 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @DarrenRinger all instruments made of/with wood are sensitive to all sorts of stuff. Clarinets & bassoons perhaps a little less, due to the ratio of body thickness to internal bore diameter. Over in bowed-string-instrument land, varnishes make a huge difference. | |
| Jun 6, 2017 at 15:22 | history | edited | Darren Ringer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 6, 2017 at 15:19 | comment | added | Darren Ringer | @CarlWitthoft I agree with you - I wish there were more concrete studies available for this. Nevertheless, the principles seem valid and the anecdote seems to originate with Renold Schilke, who did many experiments in using different materials to construct brass instruments (granted, flutes are in a completely different category). I wish we had something comparable from a woodwind manufacturer. Edited the answer with further info. | |
| Jun 6, 2017 at 12:08 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | @CarlWitthoft I agree – science first! But just because some people use dramatically coloured lacquer doesn't mean that it makes no difference – it might make a big difference that just happens to be ok for their particular playing, but not necessarily for everybody. I'm very much ok with my (black... naturally) carbon fibre cello, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't ruin the sound of a good wooden cello if you'd paint it black! | |
| Jun 6, 2017 at 11:50 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | I would put the "lacquer affects sound" claims in the category of extraordinary claims which require extraordinary verification. The solid metal is what matters. Given the trend in the '90s and oughts for sax players to put on dramatic colors of lacquer, I really doubt it makes any difference. | |
| Jun 5, 2017 at 20:24 | history | answered | Darren Ringer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |