how high(low) do you go?

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 06:50:07 -0500


Richard Brekne wrote:

> Dont know about damage or such... but I understand the Concert Pitch in Vienna is
> 444, and you cant tell them anything else. To them 440 is old hat. Otherwise 442
> in Europe seems to be the most usual. Only in America do you find so much
> resistance to fooling around with 440 it appears. Personally... I wish they all
> could decide and be done with it... pain in the butt really...

Richard,

I thought it *was* decided, around 1920 give or take a few years, when International
Standard Pitch was defined as A=440 vibrations per second.  Obviously, some persons
are still of other opinions, so my hunch is that we will *never* be "done with it,"
although I agree with your sentiment.

Clyde





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