Klarinet Archive - Posting 000853.txt from 2002/04

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuning
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:03:16 -0400

Jay,

When playing in excessive heat, pitch cannot stay at 440.
Those who insist on tuning to a tuner or pitch set at 440 are
foolish and will create more problems than they solve. As a
general rule, allow the pitch to rise one vibration per second
(from 440 to 441) for every three degree Fahrenheit, starting
at about 70 degrees. The largest instruments are effected most
by ambient heat and least by the players, body heated air
temperature.

Jay Webler wrote:

> Walter says:
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>>Jay, actually, I agree with you 100%. Just because one can "stop the
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> needle" on a tuner, says very little about one's ability to play in tune
> with a group. What I was reacting to was the trumpet section essentially
> stating (whether they verbalized or not) we're very sharp and we're not
> going to do anything about it.
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> Actually they couldn't do anything about it, according to them. Their
> slides were out as far as they could without falling off. It was really hot
> and humid on that particular day.
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> <I call this the "Tyranny of the Loudest and Sharpest".>
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> This is one of the reasons I play drums, also. I can get louder than a
> trumpet and I'm always
> in tune with myself and the band, considering the fact that I play in the
> constant Key of A-thud.
>
> Jay Webler
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