Klarinet Archive - Posting 000206.txt from 2004/11

From: Joe Fasel <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Stuffy Bb (now: Requited Love)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:36:09 -0500

The only standards organization with international standing is ISO:

http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=3D360=
1&scopelist=3DCATALOGUE

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2004.11.05 04:10, ferengiz=E2de dani=EAl shawqy wrote:
> You are wellcome to join our standard. Shouldn't be a problem, as New Yor=
k
> and London used to have an even higher standard (about 455 Hz!) until qui=
te
> recently.
> If any standard for Classical music would qualify as internationally apt
> then it's certainly the Viennese one, especially as you can hardly get a
> decent clarinet at low pitch unless very old or made on request.
> Best wishes,
> danyel
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Fasel
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Stuffy Bb (now: Requited Love)
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> *Sigh*. I suppose we should just give up on international
> standards.
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> --Joe
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> On 2004.11.04 03:36, ferengiz=E2de dani=EAl shawqy wrote:
> > 444Hz is the official pitch of the Viennese Philharmonic and some more =
of
> > the greatest orchestras and chamber musicians in the world.
> > Best wishes,
> > danyel

Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
Systems Planning and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-2 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 8=
7545

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