Author: Wisco99
Date: 2015-04-16 00:46
Wes,
My newer Powell is built at 442, and also plays very well at 440, far better than an old Haynes built at 440. I think you are right that most flutes are made at 442 so they will sell in America and Europe, but it also is true because pitch has risen in orchestras starting back in the 70's. The influx of Asian flutes such as Muramatsu in the 70's seemed to change things, because Powell and Haynes only produced a small number of flutes back then. The reason I raised the topic was the higher pitch now seems only to apply to flutes. It just strikes me as confusing situation. You can always take a 440 flute and push in the headjoint, or cut some off to raise the pitch, just as you can use a shorter barrel on a clarinet, but once you do that it makes the instrument out of tune with itself. Perhaps the answer is there is no answer.
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