At 20:16 03.11.95, John Musselwhite wrote: |: That was a fascinating article... unfortunately it doesn't say which issue |: and who the author was in the bit I typed out back then. I seem to recognize it as coming from the English Edition of Helmholtz' On the Sensations of Tone. The info would have been collected by Alexander Ellis, the translator/editor (1885). A reprint is available from Dover ISBN 0-486-60753-4. 454 cps was the standard "high pitch" used at the time and woodwind instruments (eg. my Rudall Carte flute) were made to this pitch, which is evidence enough. John ____________________ Delacour Piano Services - 34 Station Road, Parkstone Poole - Dorset BH14 8UD - England +44 1202 731031 Bass String Manufacturer - Piano Technician _____________________
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