Klarinet Archive - Posting 000184.txt from 1994/10

From: Cary Karp <karp@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: pitches
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 04:11:26 -0400

On Mon, 17 Oct 1994, Dick Williams wrote:

> I have wondered for years, do those with "perfect pitch" have A 440?
> Or is it 442? Or 445? And, now I must worry about 415 (or even 392)?

For those involved in performance contexts where various pitches
standards may be encountered, perfect pitch is an absolute nightmare.

> Does the pitch of a clarinet remain the same over a period of 200 years?
> Does it depend on materials?

It is extremely likely that the pitch of a wooden clarinet will rise over
a period of 200 years. There are several mechanisms which account for
this but few are likely to be species dependent to any great extent.