Fred, Now, that must be a subjective reading of timbre...if violins sound better at 442 just think what 445 would sound like. When violins are made is there is there a specific pitch that resonates more than others and do makers strive for a pitch? David Ilvedson > Strings: not a problem. Does affect the timbre of the instrument. Which is >why European orchestras (and many American) use the higher pitch. >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico >Quoting Gary Mushlin <gmushlin@mindspring.com>: >> It has been called to my attention that wind instruments are now >> being >> built to A-442. Does anyone have any any information to confirm this? >> >> Are all wind instruments being built at A-442, or just a select >> group? >> Or maybe my information is wrong. >> >> This certainly would complicate the problem. >> >> Sincerely, >> Gary Mushlin, MME, RPT >> >> >> On Monday, April 12, 2004, at 10:03 AM, stephen kabat wrote: >> >> > Jim - I tune in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Cleveland Orchestra tunes >> to >> > A-440. >> > I also had the opportunity recently to ask the head tuner at the >> > Juillard School in NYC what they tuned to, and he told me that the >> head >> > of the school wanted A-441. From the way the tech described the >> > situation, it seems to me that he simply accepted the >> administrator's >> > decision rather than make waves. I can understand that, sortof. >> Having >> > said that, though, it seems to me that there really is a confusion >> in >> > the minds of musicians and orchestra administrators between what >> > constitutes pitch and what constitutes timbre. Several years ago, >> the >> > principal violist of the Philadelphia orchestra came here to do >> some >> > recording with our piano faculty head, and he wanted our piano >> raised >> > to >> > 442, because that's what he was used to in Philly. I told him(with >> >> > flame >> > suit at the ready!!) that we tuned to 440 because if it was good >> > enough >> > for George Szell it was good enough for me! He was surprised that >> the >> > Cleveland Orchestra tuned to 440; he thought it tuned to 442. I >> > assured >> > him that no, the Cleveland Orch. tuned to 440, thank you very >> much. >> > Sorry for the length of this post, but this topic is something >> > that gets my goat. Why is this (accepting standard pitch) so hard? >> I >> > wish someone would write a scholarly article, couched in the >> > appropriate >> > ivory-tower legalize, that would convince these people to leave >> the >> > pitch at 440 and tell the string players to deal with it. Maybe >> Owen >> > Jorgensen or someone else has already done so, and we could mail >> the >> > Administrators our thoughts. >> > A Petition, as it were. >> > Regards, Steve Kabat >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf >> Of >> > James Ellis >> > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:08 AM >> > To: caut@ptg.org >> > Subject: A 440 Hz Standard >> > >> > The National Symphony Orchestra from Washington DC is giving a >> concert >> > in >> > Oak Ridge TN on April 23. Their manager has informed the ORCMA >> manager >> > in >> > Oak Ridge that the piano must be tuned to A 442, and they even >> sent >> > general >> > instructions about how and when to do it. I'm just wondering: >> What >> > orchestras are there out there that play at various different >> pitches >> > other >> > than A=440 Hz, and what are those pitches? If 442 is better than >> 440, >> > why >> > then is 443 not better than 442, or 444, 445, 446, or even 447 not >> a >> > lot >> > better than any of the former? Once upon a time, I'm told, a yard >> was >> > equal to the distance between the king's nose and the tip of his >> > outstretched finger. I'm glad we got beyond that. Whatever >> happened >> > to >> > the idea of standards, anyway? It seems to me that some people >> just >> > have >> > to be different. >> > >> > Sincerely, Jim Ellis >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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