I’ve occasionally met people who are surprised and even incredulous to learn that the tinwhistle, recorder, and piccolo are different instruments, though no one who has ever spent time getting good with any of those instruments would think of them as hard to distinguish, even through double blind listening tests. It’s all a matter of what you pay attention to.
ahem… you should meet some armourers I know… ;)
I personally know somebody that has a wall on which he hangs his 220 hammers… all of which he assures me are slightly different.
I’ve occasionally met people who are surprised and even incredulous to learn that the tinwhistle, recorder, and piccolo are different instruments, though no one who has ever spent time getting good with any of those instruments would think of them as hard to distinguish, even through double blind listening tests. It’s all a matter of what you pay attention to.