[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Thanks William, I believe this tidbit of information came from Arthur A. Reblitz's book, Piano Servicing, Tuning and Rebuilding. Can't remember for sure. I will be the first to admit that this could be mis-information also! Thanks again, Tom Tom Draughon Heartistry Music www.heartistry.com

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Hi Tom , and everyone else The lute list is set up to “unpack" messages that have been "packed up" for travel by your computer. One system of “packing" text is called quoted-printable, and it uses an equals sign followed by a number to represent special characters and numbers. So when you

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 12:09 PM, Lute List wrote: > > American standard pitch for pianos was set at 440 in 1916 By whom, if you happen to know? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Thanks Wayne, and apologies for my ignorance. I'll re-send Tom Draughon Heartistry Music www.heartistry.com 714 9th Ave. W. Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362 On Jan 17, 2016, at 4:42 PM, wayne cripps wrote: > Hi Tom , and everyone else > > The lute list is set up to

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Resent without "equal" signs: On Jan 17, 2016, at 2:09 PM, Lute List wrote: I have been restoring an early square piano by Chickering circa 1840. In my communications with other piano techs and my research, I have found that pitch, even in the 19th century, varied

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

A late response to this thread, but I found this discussion/article; http://www.viewzone.com/432hertz222.html Not all that scientific, I don't think, but there's information to think about. Regards, Leonard Williams On 12/12/15, 12:21 PM, "Edward Martin"

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

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[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Nice article, Ron. I agree, in that there is no definitive pitch. We seem to have settled on 440 vs. 415 as standards of modern vs baroque, but what about 460, or 392? With the lute, a few sources state to tune the treble to just before it breaks, and that is where one starts.

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

After wrestling with this vexed question of pitch since at least 1976 on lutes, vihuelas, guitars, violas da gamba- with singers, other instrumentalists, and- worst of all, alone by myself- attempting to force gut strings to go to distant extremes both high & low; to remote places where no gut

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

, December 12, 2015 11:21 AM To: Ron Andrico Cc: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch Nice article, Ron. I agree, in that there is no definitive pitch. We seem to have settled on 440 vs. 415 as standards of modern vs baroque, but what about 460, or 392

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

>> they told me that 442 is becoming the standard concert pitch in Europe. << Ever rising. One of the modern orchestras I play with is at 446 for quite awhile already. But in the early music orchestras I meet anything from 392 (Gilles' Requiem last month) to 466 for

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

On Behalf Of stephen arndt Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 11:40 AM To: Edward Martin; Ron Andrico Cc: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch For what it's worth, some recorder makers are no longer making recorders pitched at 440. They have bumped the pitch up to 442. At the

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

the 70s. M - Original Message - From: "stephen arndt" <stephenwar...@verizon.net> To: "Edward Martin" <edvihuel...@gmail.com>; "Ron Andrico" <praelu...@hotmail.com> Cc: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Saturday,

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

> On Dec 12, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Edward Martin wrote: > > I am wondering, has anybody on the list read some of the arguments > about changing the modern pitch standard as a + 432? A major push for 432 came from none other than convicted mail fraud conspirator and

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

> On Dec 12, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Ron Andrico wrote: > > Nevertheless, most lutenists play solo, Most amateur lutenists. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

Yes, the pro's have connections -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html