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Manny Laureano · 05-03-2007, 05:33 PM

I have never heard of an American orchestra that tunes that high. We play at 440 by contract. Yes, you'd have to tune the pianos but I would imagine a percussion instrument would be a special order.

I don't think singers would be very happy with an arrangement like that.

ML

05-03-2007, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	Re: Tuning percussion instruments to A = 445 I have never heard of an American orchestra that tunes that high. We play at 440 by contract. Yes, you'd have to tune the pianos but I would imagine a percussion instrument would be a special order. I don't think singers would be very happy with an arrangement like that. ML