Pure-toned high instruments like piccolo make combination tones easy to perceive.

Evidence

Combination tones are perceived quite easily when two musical instruments produce fairly pure tone outputs, such as the descant recorder, baroque flute or piccolo, whose f0 values are high and close in frequency. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1580

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: listening exercise / essay on why early-music ensembles on recorders and baroque flutes sound mysteriously fuller than their instruments should.
• SHARE: Perfect tidbit for the early-music or recorder-playing friend who swears they hear phantom low notes in consort playing.
• XREF: connects to: Pure-tone instruments readily produce audible combination tones — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1621; Instrument tuning relies on high harmonics because pitch changes there are easier to hear — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1056; Flute and piccolo span B3-D7 and B4-D8 respectively — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1194 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Pure-tone instruments readily produce audible combination tones #corroborates (1.00) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1621
• Flute and piccolo span B3-D7 and B4-D8 respectively #expands (1.00) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1194
• Presented together, tones reveal far finer pitch differences via beats than sequential comparison #expands (0.95)
• Instrument tuning relies on high harmonics because pitch changes there are easier to hear #qualifies (0.90) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1056