"Bradley M. Snook" wrote: > 457cps is 65.63 cents sharp (from 440cps). But I agree, why anyone would > want a pitch level so high is absurd; other than the issue with the tensile > strengths, performance with other musicians would prove very difficult > (especially by today's standards). > > Bradley M. Snook >From a strictly philosophical point of view.... why would anyone want any particular pitch ? I fail to see that 440 is any more or less absurd then 430, 457, 492.643, or Pi R^2 for that matter. I do see the advantage of having a standard, tho I also recognize that no such standard exists.....de facto anyways. Engineering issues can always be resolved..... by ..er... engineers...grin -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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