On 04/05/18 17:14, Paul Scott wrote: > On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 11:00:59AM +0100, Wols Lists wrote: >> On 30/04/18 22:46, Torsten Hämmerle wrote: >>> Hans Åberg-2 wrote >>>> I suspect the least pitch-flexible instrument is the oboe, as one >>>> typically uses that for a tuning reference pitch. >>> >>> Yep, and just to keep up tradition, it's the oboe player who operates the >>> digital tuning device. ;D >>> >> Until you get the player (or novice conductor!) who tries to tune the >> brass section to an A !!! >> >> I've had it happen - someone who insisted I tune my trombone to an A ... > > Nevertheless any orchestra I've heard or played in in the US tunes to an A. > > Bands tune to Bb and sometimes also to A. > So if their A is out of tune, which tuning slide do they adjust? Hint - there are TWO slides involved in an A ...
Likewise, on the 'bone, I can't tell you where I place the slide for an A, I just "know", and a lot of that is probably micro-feedback - I hear the note and my hand/arm just move slightly to get it in tune - tuning to an A means I'll never adjust my tuning slide because it's actually quite hard to play out-of-tune. Cheers, Wol _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
