Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 1995/10

From: "Steven A. Haaser" <HAASER@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bob Spring's B clarinet
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:00:54 -0400

Ed Lacy wrote:
>[...] Interesting. I have always been under the impression, unsupported by any
>evidence which would be acceptable in an academic environment, that high
>pitch meant A@-----. Any other ideas?

High pitch on in Europe and I believe the US prior to say 1910 was at least
A@-----. Many orchestral clarinetists got whacked twice in quick succession
when they switched from high-pitch Albert horns to Boehm and then the pitch
changed to 440.

Steve Haaser