Klarinet Archive - Posting 000647.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pitch standard confusion
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 05:33:13 -0400

At 10:49 PM 9/15/98 -0700, Matt Palasik wrote:
>Bill Hausmann wrote:
>> 72 degrees being widely considered to be normal "room temperature," what
>> other temperature would you suggest? If you build instruments to be in
>> tune at 88 degrees for a particular uncomfortable concert stage, then
>> you'll have to keep your home practice room at that sauna-like level, too,
>> to keep intonation consistency! The problem is the temperature management
>> in the hall, not the design of the instrument.
>>
>
>yes but what about marching bands and stages in outdoor performance
>areas its hard to control the temperture then.
>
Life's tough, ain't it? Which temperature would you suggest that they use?
100 degrees (fahrenheit) for outdoor summer concerts, or 20 degrees for
marching band (been there, done BOTH!)?

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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