Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2001/03

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Strange clarinet, finding key/pitch?
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:38:18 -0500

On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:50:29 -0500, nocturne@-----.com said:

> The Cornet Compendium page describes 462.5Hz as a "military band, high
> pitch" standard, citing pp. 22 of:
>
> Scott, Marshall Lynn. "The American Piston Valved Cornets and
> Trumpets of the Shrine to Music Museum." D.M.A. diss., University
> of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988.
>
> On further inspection, it appears that 462.5Hz may have been primarily
> a military brass band phenomenon.

OK, I understand.

So the instrument could have been a Bb specially commisioned for the US
market.

I didn't know that. Thanks.

Tony
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