Hi Barbara, It is not just a case of a shorter barrel, slide or bocal. The entire instrument, in the case of woodwinds, will be more "out of tune" even with the modifications you mentioned. At 07:03 PM 4/20/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Avery, > >Last fall, a professor friend of mine from a local university was >complaining to me that their staff technician had decided on his own that >all the pianos needed to be at A-442 because "that's the new standard!" >(It was news to me.) > >Anyway, my friend's beef was woodwinds and brass players had difficulty with >it. I suppose it's because they weren't equipped with the right >parts--different sized barrels, bocals, slides, etc. or whatever they do to >make tuning that high easy. > >FWIW. > >Barbara Richmond > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Avery Todd" <atodd@uh.edu> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:28 AM >Subject: [CAUT] A-440 again > > >> List, >> >> This has come up again because of one particular string (viola) teacher >> here. There was evidently a blow-up of some kind at a Chamber Orchestra >> rehearsal last week because of >> his insistence, as conductor, that they tune to A-442. His primary >> argument for doing >> so is that "all the major orchestras tune at least to A-442". >> >> I understand the Cleveland orchestra doesn't. Is that still true and does >> anyone know of >> any other major orchestras who use A-440. >> >> My biggest problem with it here is that as far as I know, everyone (except >> him and maybe >> 1-2 other string players) like it at 440 and I personally just don't want >> to be tuning >> instruments back and forth to accommodate this A**. And yes, he really is! >> >> I thought I'd gotten this problem settled years ago but evidently not. >> :-( Anyone have >> any quick ammunition I can give to the Director? He's caught in the middle >> of it. >> Thankfully, though, this time it doesn't involve a piano. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Avery Todd >> University of Houston >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - Release Date: 4/19/2005 > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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