Jason A. Blough


The Play Test Results of the 2000 Cryo Experiment


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Mark Ponzo: Professor of trumpet,
Northern Illinois University.
Stanton Kramer: Active comeback player
and professional photographer.
John Hagstrom: Second trumpet,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Nick Drozdoff: Former Maynard Ferguson
trumpet player, now physics teacher.
Average scores for each
category and average overall ratings.
Comments from the owners.
Contributors.
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Average Scores For Each Category



1. Overall impression
of tone quality.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 4 4
Benge 3 3.5
Besson 3 4.25
Blackburn 3 4.25
2.Ease of response.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 4 4
Benge 3.25 3.5
Besson 4 4.5
Blackburn 3.5 4.5
3.Eveness of response.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3.5 4.25
Benge 3 3
Besson 3 4.5
Blackburn 3.25 4.75
4.Flexibility of sound.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3.75 3.5
Benge 2.5 3.75
Besson 3.75 4.5
Blackburn 3.25 4.5
5.Intonation.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3.5 4.5
Benge 2.75 3.25
Besson 3.5 4
Blackburn 3.75 4
6.Overall impression
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3.75 3.75
Benge 3 3
Besson 3.25 4
Blackburn 3 4.25
Average overall ratings.
This is the total average score for each horn with all categories combined.
Before After Difference
Bach 3.75 4 +.25
Benge 2.92 3.34 +.42
Besson 3.42 4.3 +.88
Blackburn 3.3 4.38 +1.08

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