The Oboe BBoard

The Oboe BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Re: Oboe II etiquette

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2008-11-15 20:16

The old philharmonic tuning ("Concert pitch") was almost a quarter-tone sharp (I have an old tuning fork somewhere) so you can be fairly certain he has an A=440 fork.

Modern instruments simply cannot get that sharp - clarinets, oboes, bassoons etc. Amateur flautists have no trouble, however, and often get extremely nostalgic in the higher registers, reverting to tuning standards of yore ..

J.

[Edit]
Just checked my old tuning fork, marked "K. H. Pitch C" on one side, and "J Wallis and Son" on the reverse. Lights green on my tuner when I calibrate to 449. On 440 it shows about 45 cents sharp. However, it gets much more complicated. See here:
http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/eng_pitch.html

Post Edited (2008-11-15 20:33)

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics

Author

Date

Oboe II etiquette new

Jaysne

2008-11-09 18:51