What a funny name for a vocal group..."Vienna Chamber Orchestra". I wouldn't change pitch for voices...ask them to sing lower ; ) David Ilvedson, RPT Date sent: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:50:52 -0400 From: nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: A443 Send reply to: caut@ptg.org > They don't use instruments, they are _voices_! > Newton > > David ilvedson wrote: > > > > John, > > > > You can agree to tune to 443 but it will take a pitchraise & > > tuning to stabilize at 443 and a pitchlower & tuning to stabilize > > back to 440. There will be some extra charges! The > > orchestra does have its instruments set up for 443 so it would > > behoove you to comply, but not without compensation... > > > > David Ilvedson, RPT > > > > Date sent: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:17:56 -0400 (EDT) > > From: "John D. Chapman" <chapmajd@wfu.edu> > > To: caut@ptg.org > > Subject: A443 > > Send reply to: caut@ptg.org > > > > > The Vienna Chamber Orchestra is playing here next month and they have > > > asked that the piano be tuned to A443. No problem, although I would > > > rather not. But I was just wondering,... How high can we safely take the > > > pitch of a Steinway D? > > > > > > John Chapman, RPT > > > Piano Technician > > > Wake Forest University > > > Winston-Salem, North Carolina > > > > > > > > > > > > > David Ilvedson, RPT > > Pacifica, CA > > ilvey@jps.net > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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