Quote - So....by spherical fourrier transform, a saxophone is similar to a violin?  There's some oddly appropriate topological magic going on here. 

Best explain yourself there. If you are talking about the 3D graphics environment, then my best answer would be....I don't know what you are talking about. A violin is different from a saxophone. To me, a true 3D Saxophone, like the $200 one they have at Turbosquid (can't get that one outta my mind ), would have all moving parts mimicking a real sax, allowing it to really move in 3D animation. The only real animating parts I figured a violin would have would be the strings...but again, I am no expert musically, so I can't say. :unsure:

Eddy