Show y Judging Shell Fire Fir With a Musical S Ear Ear ow W a keen musical ear became useful to the Austrian army Iso is isby o t i l by y Fritz Kreisler I In his recently fi lV Tr published book Four Weeks in the Trenches The famous violinists violinist's ear detected the difference in the soundS sound S made by a shell sheU that w was s rising and In th that t made by y r on en one that was falling s' s The rising had a dull sound with a 1 falling g cadence the falling g a shrill iou sound d with a ruins rising cade cadence ce By find- find 5 3 4 i. i IDs ID's the ne spot over on r which the dull dullI I Jj nd of at the Huis a shells changed V t. t the shrill Mr Kriesler Kresler was able to tom 6 m 7 t cin fre to tho the commanders of the Austrian Aus- Aus j trian artillery the precise range of oC the thet t 1 j Russian guns S 'S l A A really accurate tc musical ea ear is a aft aft ft ft rarity even among musicians A faint tam fain t i ous ous violin teacher says he knows few V 7 0 musicians ns who can tell with cartri car car- 1 ceri i tri r what note has been struck uck upon upon upon up up- on a piano or sounded by the voice Such an ear is Js a gift girt it can bo be acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac only to o a certain extent Tho The writer knows a year ten boy whose ear car is so 80 accurate that he can cantell cantell cantell tell any note struck on the piano plana and can cnn sa say with certainty In what key keya a piece of music Is being pl played He called his fathers father's attention to the fact tact that the note struck by tho the parlor clock was ex exactly midway between B EJ and F F. He Re remarked pf of a certain phonograph record That does not end right The key I is E minor and the instrument that played the top note of at the last chord played a half halt tone flat And Aud he was r right An car ear like that according to musicians is Js so exceptional exceptional exceptional as to be almost phenomenal |