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  Prof. 
  E. 
  H. 
  Barton 
  on 
  Range 
  and 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  other 
  hand, 
  Mr. 
  Blaikley 
  last 
  October, 
  after 
  a 
  

   similar 
  spreading 
  of 
  note 
  2, 
  tried 
  for 
  lower 
  notes, 
  obtained 
  

   the 
  low 
  "F" 
  (actual 
  pitch 
  A|?), 
  but 
  did 
  not 
  then 
  persist 
  

   further, 
  this 
  being 
  the 
  last 
  instrument 
  tested 
  of 
  the 
  whole 
  

   series 
  of 
  five 
  in 
  one 
  afternoon. 
  Also 
  in 
  a 
  test 
  by 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  C. 
  

   Edwards, 
  the 
  instruments 
  being 
  blown 
  by 
  Mr. 
  H. 
  Perry 
  

   (both 
  of 
  Messrs. 
  Besson), 
  the 
  only 
  note 
  obtained 
  between 
  

   the 
  pedal 
  and 
  its 
  octave 
  was 
  the 
  low 
  4i 
  F 
  " 
  (really 
  A|?). 
  

   But 
  on 
  the 
  euphonion 
  Mr. 
  Perry 
  only 
  sounded 
  the 
  pedal 
  C, 
  

   the 
  E 
  and 
  F 
  above 
  it, 
  and 
  spread 
  the 
  note 
  2 
  from 
  C 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  

   include 
  B 
  and 
  B 
  \>. 
  (Actual 
  pitches 
  of 
  the 
  notes 
  : 
  E 
  \), 
  G, 
  

  

  At>, 
  Efc 
  D, 
  andD[>.) 
  

  

  Indeed, 
  it 
  appears 
  that 
  a 
  highly 
  trained 
  professional 
  player 
  

   is 
  sometimes 
  unable 
  to 
  outrage 
  the 
  traditions 
  of 
  his 
  school 
  

   sufficiently 
  to 
  obtain, 
  by 
  forcing, 
  these 
  strange 
  notes, 
  which 
  

   do 
  not 
  constitute 
  any 
  ordinary 
  musical 
  acquisition. 
  

  

  Further, 
  Mr. 
  Blaikley 
  has 
  put 
  forward 
  a 
  theory 
  that 
  the 
  

   low 
  •* 
  F 
  " 
  may 
  be 
  favoured 
  by 
  the 
  upper 
  resonances 
  of 
  the 
  

   instrument, 
  since 
  the 
  third 
  partial 
  of 
  this 
  note 
  is 
  identical 
  

   with 
  the 
  fourth 
  tone 
  or 
  open 
  note 
  of 
  the 
  instrument. 
  This 
  

   is 
  indicated 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  scheme 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Pedal, 
  

   ltelative 
  frequencies 
  ofl 
  i 
  i} 
  q 
  1 
  ^ 
  ft 
  

  

  Open 
  Notes 
  ( 
  

  

  Names 
  as 
  written 
  for 
  I 
  p 
  ^ 
  p 
  C 
  V 
  C 
  

  

  YalvecL 
  Instruments. 
  . 
  \ 
  i 
  

  

  Anomalous 
  Note 
  F 
  

  

  Its 
  upper 
  partials, 
  and 
  _ 
  f_ 
  _ 
  _ 
  c 
  

  

  Their 
  frequencies 
  4/3 
  8/3 
  4 
  

  

  This 
  view 
  has 
  doubtless 
  a 
  foundation 
  in 
  fact, 
  and 
  would 
  

   account 
  for 
  this 
  low 
  " 
  F 
  " 
  appearing 
  isolated, 
  provided 
  this 
  

   upper 
  resonance 
  ivere 
  strong 
  enough. 
  Probably 
  this 
  depends 
  

   on 
  the 
  style 
  of 
  blowing. 
  But, 
  in 
  the 
  writer's 
  experience, 
  

   the 
  effect 
  in 
  question, 
  if 
  present, 
  was 
  too 
  feeble 
  for 
  recogni- 
  

   tion, 
  although 
  looked 
  for. 
  

  

  Sometimes 
  the 
  spread 
  resonance 
  seems 
  asymmetrical, 
  

   especially 
  for 
  the 
  note 
  2, 
  the 
  best 
  note 
  being 
  near 
  one 
  end 
  

   of 
  the 
  continuous 
  resonance 
  at 
  different 
  pitches. 
  But 
  no 
  

   case 
  was 
  experienced 
  of 
  some 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  spread 
  resonance 
  of 
  

   the 
  pedal 
  being 
  particularly 
  favoured 
  as 
  though 
  there 
  were 
  

   a 
  pimple 
  on 
  the 
  general 
  resonance 
  curve. 
  

  

  Since 
  writing 
  the 
  above 
  Mr. 
  Blaikley 
  has 
  kindly 
  made 
  

   further 
  tests 
  (March, 
  1913), 
  those 
  for 
  the 
  bombardon 
  being 
  

   inserted 
  in 
  the 
  last 
  line 
  of 
  Table 
  V. 
  This 
  test, 
  made 
  when 
  

  

  