dhbailey wrote:
I think the current mess happened because it's easier in digital terms to address things as C1 C2 C3 C4 rather than CC C c c' etc. The debut of midi really muddied the waters, because folks who grew up on midi designation of C4 as middle C find it hard to translate into the Helmholtz way of thinking of octaves.
Just as an aside, English handbells made in America use the octave number method. As a transposing instrument, however, the bell that is labelled C4 and *sounds* at middle-C is written as an octave below middle-C. The note name/number is written on the handle.
English-made English handbells, OTOH, use a different system of nomenclature & I'm not sure where it derives from. In their system, C4 is called 29C.
Your trivia for the day....
-Mich�le Sharik, Handbell Solo Artist http://www.TheGoldenDance.com
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