Posted by Rick Denney on December 05, 2002 at 12:32:40:
In Reply to: Re: mirafone pitch posted by Roger Lewis on December 05, 2002 at 08:18:47:
Of course, once EVERYONE plays at A-443, it won't sound bright any more, and then those orchestras that want an edge will have to play everything at A-446. And so it goes. The reason for standards is to keep this sort of pitch inflation from happening.
Rick "who wonders why the musicians put up with it" Denney