[CAUT] A-440 again

[Barbara Richmond]

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
>
>
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