[Dixielandjazz] Re: A 440--never mind

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

And he gave you good advise to Hal. :))  I hic concur

Skoal:::

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Hal Vickery <hvickery at svs.com>
To: tcashwigg at aol.com; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 22:09:24 -0600
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Re: A 440--never mind

   My father always said that a flat fifth was better than a flat beer.

Hal Vickery

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of
tcashwigg at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:05 PM
To: ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: A 440--never mind

Hey Dan:

your getting way to technical for this group,  we still have trouble
converting Litre's to flatted Fifths.  :))


P.S.  if you switch from Beer to a Flatted fifth or two your Back will
feel a lot better quicker and you'll be out shakin yo bootie by
tomorrow night,  heck maybe even tonight  since it is Sattidy  in
Texas.  :))

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Augustine <ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu>
To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 17:21:23 -0600
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: A 440--never mind

   Bob and DJML-- 
    Never mind. I mis-read 'C' as 'A'. Middle C is indeed 261.63 cps or
Hz. 
    However, on the web i did find a page purporting to tell one how to
convert from cps to Hz: 
 
  "In the mid-60's, The world converted to frequency measurements in
Hertz. Abbreviated, it is Hz. The change was to honor Heinrich Hertz.
If you still have magazines and books describing frequency in Cycles
per Second or Megacycles, you will want to convert those numbers to Hz
(Hertz) or MHz (Megahertz). To do that, use the chart above that was
graciously provided by long time ham, Jim Barry WØIRE. To do it
mathematically, multiply the frequency in cycles per second by cycles
per second and then take the square root of the result." 
   (http://www.brainerdham.org/Tips/CPS_to_Hz_conversion.html) 
 
   Eh, wot? Why not just measure your tibia and divide by two? 
 
   Dan (going back to sleep now) 

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 >Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 17:08:04 -0600 
 >To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
 >From: Dan Augustine <ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu> 
 >Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: A 440 
 > 
 >Bob and DJML-- 
  > What? Middle 'C' (whether on a piano or >not) is customarily played
at 440 cycles per >second (or frequency), which is the same as 440 >Hz
('Hertz'). Aren't 'frequency', 'cps', and >'Hz' different terms for
exactly the same thing? 
 > Or i'm not understanding you. What's this number "261.63 Hz"? 
 > 
 > Dan 

  
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 >>From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at mitransport.no> 
 >>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] 1 Hz Hi Fi Woofer 
 >>Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:03:13 +0100 
 >> 
  >>'Middle C' on the piano has a frequency >>(according to the present
standard) of 261.63 >>Hz, based on A=440. This is the fundamental
 >>frequency, and the overtones are not >>standardised, thus allowing
piano manufacturers >>to generate their own timbre. This is the
 >>reason some pianos are regarded as being better >>than others, and
also being the reason Victor >>Borge could say: "The Steinway people
have >>asked me to announce that this is a Bechstein >>piano". 
 >> 
 >>Cheers 
 >> 
 >>Bob Smith 
 
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  ** "Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" ** --
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