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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2006/08

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Kerosene for the fire? Pitch centers of commercially
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:01:32 -0400

Don't know, but when I met Alan Fox at Forrests, he told me the 660 bassoons
were made at 442 and were intended for the European market. Never had a
chance to try one.
Herb

On 8/4/06 9:48 AM, "Keith Sklower" <sklower@-----.EDU> wrote:

> Herb wrote:
> <not exactly> "Find another band"
>
> Actually I do have the local band conductor in San Francisco
> convinced that the double reeds suffer when the pitch climbs...
> It's other conductors around the country.
>
> And I'd like to know if the Buffet's or Howarth's that get sold in
> Europe do center around A442 instead of A440, or, if for example
> the Kreuls might be even higher.
>
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