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Trumpetstud Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 11:50 am Post subject: New Tuner |
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I have a Seiko ST757 tuner and I'm not sure what pitch I should be using. It ranges from 415Hz-446Hz.
Can anyone help? |
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huntman10 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 30 Aug 2017 Posts: 683 Location: Texas South Plains
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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I would think most modern ensembles would go for A=440 Hz. Unless you had a renegade piano tuner. Our brass band has a summer concert series on Sunday evenings outdoors here in Texas, and when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees F, we tune about a quarter tone sharp, as most of the low brass can't pull their slides out enough, so that would be A= about 452 Hz..... Baroque ensembles and other older instruments might have other needs. _________________ huntman10
Collector/Player of Fine (and not so fine) Brass Instruments including
Various Strads, Yammies, Al Hirt Courtois, Schilkes,
Selmer 25, Getzen Eternas, Kanstuls (920 Pic, CG)
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Trumpetstud Veteran Member
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you! |
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Seymor B Fudd Heavyweight Member
Joined: 17 Oct 2015 Posts: 1468 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Over here - Sweden - most bands use 442 Hz! Pianos seem to be tuned at 442.A cultural thing?
-If you play in a wind band then the oboe often functions as the base line.
-In a big band everyone will have to follow the piano, whatever frequency this is.
-In a brass band? Probably the director´s tuner.
Might be otherwise - playing in different bands as I do - adapt! _________________ Cornets:
Getzen Custom Series Schilke 143D3/ DW Ultra 1,5 C
Getzen 300 series
Yamaha YCRD2330II
Yamaha YCR6330II
Getzen Eterna Eb
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Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
King Super 20 Symphony DB (1970)
Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974) |
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