<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Terry Farrell and = Listers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A=430 is the ruling pitch for Mozart = at Glyndebourne. The orchestra is the OAE who use early period instruments = in the Pit. They also can play at A=415 - given their other instruments. The = LPO are at A=440.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ever listen to a radio = station playing an orchestra at A=430 and then the radio switches (back-to-back) to = a piece at A=440? I have - and it's horrid.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>