Posted by Joe S. on March 12, 2001 at 02:13:06:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: A=? posted by arik on March 11, 2001 at 23:47:06:
The oboe sound has very strong overtones in it. Art is right. Those overtones help give the listener pitch clues. That's why an oboist with a bad sound/reed is so horrible. The fundamental pitch may be close to right, but the overtones are out of tune with it.