Talk:Playing range

Merge with Range (music)?
There is no reason not to merge these two articles. They are on the same subject, and the title of the other article is more accurate anyway. In addition, this article needs some review to spot and fix inaccuracies. +Fenevad 19:14, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Why no brass instruments in the picture?
Why no brass instruments in the picture?

Brass instruments: no theoretical lower limit?
Being a brass player myself (trombone) I was a bit surprised to read this. Surely the lowest note a brass instrument can produce is that represented by a single standing wave in the maximum length of pipe possible? E.g. the lowest harmonic a trombone can produce starts with a pedal (concert) Bb (just below two octaves below concert middle C) and then this can (theoretically, I can't go below the F below this) be lowered to the E below this by extending the slide; even lower notes ca nbe achieved by adding one or two length of tubing from the "plug"; but there is a lower limit when all the tubing is being used and still one wavelength is standing in the length of the tube.

Well, I play euphonium myself (4 valves), and I would say there is a lower limit. I can play about an octive below low F down to really low petal F, and the farther you go down the thinner the sound becomes, until nothing comes out and you feel like you're just blowing hot air into the horn.--Jrobinson5 05:10, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Guitar
Does the guitar in this diagram include the bass guitar? Yeah, the guitar is off, why does it go above E5?


 * It goes above E5 because you can easily play natural harmonics up to E6