Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 1998/09

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pitch standard confusion
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 02:09:07 -0400

On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Matt Palasik wrote:

> Then if you try to tune concert a at say 442 or even father from the
> standard say a=446 then will an instrument still play reasonably in tune
> at a=446?

No. Far from it.

> Secondly are the instruments designed to play at a=440 when the temp is
> 72 degrees only. or are they designed to play at a=440 no matter what
> the temperature is?

As the temperature changes, the basic pitch tendencies of the instrument
change, but the player makes the necessary adjustments, if he/she is
expert enough and sensitive enough to do so.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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