Avery,
In my experience, musicians will get what they want. BUT, "money" and "time in the hall" rule musicians. If they want A 442 then three tunings for other pianos are lost and six hours of hall time is lost. IMHO to get stabilized for concert level will require two tunings or four hours, to get restabilized back to 440 the same. So considering you would have only needed to do one tuning, but now must do four, three extra tunings and all the true costs will result. Can they afford that much hall time and money??. It's their call. I bet money and time in the hall will win.
-Mike
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> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org on behalf of Avery Todd
> Reply To: College and University Technicians
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:28 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> 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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