View Single Post
Old 02-27-2007, 03:59 AM   #5 (permalink)
trumpetnick
Forte User
 
trumpetnick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Vidin, Bulgaria
Posts: 1,051
trumpetnick has a spectacular aura about
Send a message via ICQ to trumpetnick Send a message via Skype™ to trumpetnick
Re: pitch: a=440 anymore?

Quote:
Originally Posted by rowuk View Post
Tuning your instrument has the advantage of being able to play resonantly on most notes. If you do not tune properly, you have to lip up or down, decreasing tone quality and endurance.!
I could not say it better. Ansolutely true, and that is the reason why I doslike entirely lipping. That is exactly why I decided to go for the Sapda piccolo with 2 triggers (3rd an 1st piston slides)

Quote:
Originally Posted by rowuk View Post
René Spada can shorten your horn somewhat if you can't push in enough.
I am sure of that but unfortunately now I am living about 2000Km from Burgdorf...

Quote:
Originally Posted by rowuk View Post
Increasing pitch during a concert has more to do with the hall temperature going up than with bad string playing habits.
Sure, but the my problem remains, whatever the cause. I would say also due to increased wind instruments temperature cause they are warming up

Quote:
Originally Posted by rowuk View Post
If you need to tune higher and can't, get your horn adjusted. There is no excuse for unsatisfactory equipment any more. Improved manufacturing and artists like Spada have brought much higher tuning and playing quality and consistency to all of us. We just need to use it!
How do musician manage that playing on conventional trumpets? and the problem becomes even bigger if you play outside...
__________________
Spada Bach B flat 72, leadpipe 2L/DWMM1.5C
Spada Bach C 256, leadpipe 2LQ/DWMM1.5C
1956 Olds Ambassador Cornet
Spada Custom Piccolo

If you don't know where you are going, you 'll end up someplace else
trumpetnick is offline   Reply With Quote