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New Yamaha technology reshapes your instruments

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by admin.
Categories: New Technology, Woodwind/Brass.

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Yamaha Corp has capitalized on the craft and standard of some of the world best instrument technicians, in order to bring attention to its latest technology.

A service centre in Buena Park, California, is home to an advanced instrument customization technique, which involves cryogenically freezing instruments, and then using fibre optic endoscopes to analyze the inside of woodwind and brass instruments.

The point of this? Well, if successful, could have major implications for the trade, as the services will include overhauling instruments, and designing new ones. If successful, it will surely only be a matter of time until more instruments are incorporated.

More from the LA Times:

Alterations can be as slight as shaving a component by 50-millionths of an inch or as dramatic as plunging a French horn into liquid nitrogen, freezing it at 300 degrees below zero to enhance its sound.

“We [musicians] are always trying new things, searching for the perfect mouthpiece or the perfect instrument,” said Bergeron, a Grammy-nominated studio artist who plays lead trumpet for the musical “Wicked” at the Pantages Theatre.

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