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Following are comments on the discussion of woodwinds changing over time,from my friend Steven Rosenthal,who is an instrument builder/inventor,and piano tuner.He also makes giant musical sculptures,plays insane oboe,and was a member w/ Darell DeVore ,of the original Future Primitive ensemble. "Looks like the familiar tendency to get caught up in minutia and a lack of precise definitions. One being whether "aging" refers to metallurgical flaws (Ostwald ripening), or a global change in the material (Jake Ruby fermentation?). I doubt the composition of the brass is going to change, but if the instrument is not well made the lack of uniformity, in wall stiffness for example, could lead to stability problems. In general errors tend to accumulate in instrument construction and their effects thus become compounded, and interrelated, so it can be hard to diagnose symptoms. All things being equal (make and model), reeds, mouthpieces, the players' disposition, etc. have much larger effects on the characteristics of an instrument. The extreme instruments made by Herr Eppelsheim are bound to be fraught with problems owing to the large amount of of surface area in the low instruments and the super high tolerances required for a piccolo sax. He certainly to want to have as many constants as possible such as uniform materials, even still he must be constantly flirting with the impossible to make good musical instrument. He must be a saint or a lunatic if not both." _________________________________________________________________ Experience the magic of the holidays. Talk to Santa on Messenger. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0080000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/santabot/default.aspx?locale=en-us