[CAUT] A-440 again

[Don]

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
>>
>>
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