The difference is in the Hertz

March 11, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Today I was doing some sight reading and playing along with recordings. I was playing Locatelli Concerto in A. It's so virtuosic in the Vivaldian sense, except that when I played I was too sharp. Eventually I deduced that the orchestra and soloist weren't tuned to the standard tuning, it sounded more like 435 That's a radical difference for me to actually hear it. It's not by much (5 hertz) but wow, my hearing is not as bad as I thought. It was a nasty thing trying to tune my violin lower, I had to really listen.

From Callie Reed
Posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Which tuning do you prefer after your experiment?

From Vernon Kirby
Posted on March 13, 2010 at 2:47 AM

I actually like 435 alot more it's more resonant on my instrument. I'd have a hard time jamming with people though since most people tune to the standard, but I'd fir in with my baroque friends.

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