Why do they drink so much scotch?

[bloke]

...pain-killer?

Indoors, bagpipes can reach decibel levels up to 116, which is as loud as a chainsaw. Snare drums can hit up to 122 decibels. The noise level is louder than the sound produced by a jet engine at take off.

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I call b.s. on the decibel claim that someone made at the "old" place...I suspect that they had a mic stuck down in the bell, or some such.

[UncleBeer]

Not buying this. It's pretty well known that the trombone produces the most acoustical wattage of all orchestral instruments.

[bloke]

Not buying this. It's pretty well known that the trombone produces the most acoustical wattage of all orchestral instruments.

Maybe, they tested off one of those c. 70-year-old principal players who refuses to retire?

[windshieldbug]

Why do they drink so much scotch?

To dull the noise generated behind them!

[matt g]

Decibels are meaningless without references.

[Dents Be Gone!]

I agree, guys. This is the way to go.

[Rick Denney]

Note that the dB scale was A-weighted. “A” weighting is intended to assess danger, which is greater at the higher frequencies, so it filters out lower frequencies. So the tuba and trombone are actually putting out more sound pressure level that is shown on the chart.

A snare drum hit at close range can easily be in the 120’s, though only for an instant. Most SPL meters are damped to some extent. And the danger depends in part on duration.

But bagpipes are dangerous at any SPL. And beyond that, their frequency output is in the most sensitive part of the “A” scale.

Rick “I thought this was a forum about musical instruments” Denney

[windshieldbug]

“I thought this was a forum about musical instruments”

This thread is about "Instruments of Mass Destruction", apparently.

[bloke]

“I thought this was a forum about musical instruments”

This thread is about "Instruments of Mass Destruction", apparently.

Be sure you don't ever mention mellophones.

[Three Valves]

I have another excuse?