Klarinet Archive - Posting 000567.txt from 1998/11

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] =?UNKNOWN?Q?R=E9f=2E_=3A?= Re: [kl] Concert A pitch, again
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:18:18 -0500

Dee D. Hays wrote:

> This is nothing new. When the international standard was established at
> A=440, there was another standard of A=456! Clarinets in the overlapping
> time period were often labeled LP (low pitch around the 440 or so) or HP
> (high pitch around 456 or so). I do not know what countries did this though
> as there was also a standard of A@-----.

Dee,

I have been looking for an authoritative reference that discusses these
differences. (I always had the impression that H.P. clarinets made at A =
around 446 but I don't remember where I got that idea. Now it appears that I
may have been off by quite a bit.) If you would post your source, I would be
most grateful. I would love to read up on some of this history.

Many thanks,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

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