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Saw this tidbit on the NYTimes about sax players playing altissimo (i.e. very high):
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/science/12saxw.html
Seems they alter their vocal tracts to mimic the pitch being produced by the instrument. I wonder if we do something similar? They say in the article that they'll be testing clarinets next, maybe someone could encourage them to do a shakuhachi test.
By the way, the testing technique was pretty interesting.
-Eric
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Having grown up in the "John Coltrane is GOD" school, that seems reasonably convincing.
bob
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