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Post by andy3sheds on Jan 11, 2024 22:49:59 GMT
I think I must have been having a particularly boring dog walk but it came to mind about 432 mhz being an alternative frequency for A as opposed to 440mhz. I knew that sometimes people would tune slightly sharp so as to make them selves a bit punchier and assumed that over the years the accepted A got sharper until the drive for standardisation became the norm. Before railways there had been no need for standard railway time the church clock was enough. So I assumed it was the same with pitch and he with the most resonant knee cap / biggest tuning fork set the pitch locally. I was puzzled by the fact that I’d even started to think alternative pitchs so I did a bit of research, and what a can of worms I came up with all sorts of medical claims. I did wonder if 432 mhz tuning forks existed, and indeed they do. Not having bought a tuning fork for a number of decades I assumed the cost would be around £5-10 and indeed it is for a 440 but not for a 432 £70 and more and apparently for maximum benefit the right hammer was essential, all sorts of claims were being made the benefits of 432mhz I put incredulity to one side, I mean 10 years ago who would have guessed the need for vegan beef burgers? I’ve tuned one of my guitars to 432 A and plan to keep it so for a month or more to see how that affects the way I use that guitar, slightly detuning will ease the action and give a fuller sound so I expect some difference. Have anyone else experimented with A432?
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 12, 2024 0:06:11 GMT
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jan 12, 2024 5:40:32 GMT
Well cloth ears here couldn’t hear a difference but 432hz is obviously superior as that’s the cosmic frequency so it means you’re in tune with the universe man.
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Post by delb0y on Jan 12, 2024 5:49:11 GMT
There's often debate in the clarinet world regarding 440 v 442 and many clarinets come with two barrels so that either tuning can be chosen. Cloth ears, her, too...
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Post by lavaman on Jan 12, 2024 8:31:56 GMT
I played the video to my other half and she said "He's not married is he"
Well, to my cloth ears, I prefer 432Hz for the jazz clip but 440Hz for the blues and folk clips as they seemed brighter and clearer. I don't play jazz but I do play blues and folk so perhaps that explains the difference. Who knows? (who cares?)
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Post by dogwheel on Jan 12, 2024 11:18:40 GMT
Interesting, I think? I prefer the 440Hz. My wife, who is an accurate sight singer, was listening without any forewarning or explanation, said she found one rendition of each pair "a bit flat". On reflection, I confess that I often deliberately tune strings 1 to 5 just a tiny bit sharp.
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Post by leoroberts on Jan 12, 2024 16:14:46 GMT
Couldn’t tell the difference, to be honest.
Though:
a) quite how ‘Home On The Range’ can be described as a folk song rather than a show tune is beyond me (and negates any validity in his offering this comparison)
b) he didn’t actually play the A string that often
c) I don’t give a shit.
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Post by dogwheel on Jan 13, 2024 16:18:55 GMT
In case anyone does "give a shit". Home on the Range was written in 1871/2 by Dr Brewster Highley, as a poem, it became, and remains, the official Regional Anthem of the State of Kansas USA.
Just sayin'
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Post by brianr2 on Jan 14, 2024 9:20:39 GMT
As R.E.M. (nearly) pointed out, “Everybody Hertz”…
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 14, 2024 9:23:31 GMT
As R.E.M. (nearly) pointed out, “Everybody Hertz”… Brian Boom boom! Keith
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Post by minorkey on Jan 14, 2024 12:55:48 GMT
Its used in meditation and yoga for some reason, those singing bowls are tuned to it. Also some tongue drums and pan drums are tuned to 432 as its said to have some mystical effect on the body. Yea ok
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Post by doc on Jan 14, 2024 16:41:20 GMT
I find that whisky does that too.
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Post by shufflebeat on Jan 18, 2024 15:08:33 GMT
Not having bought a tuning fork for a number of decades I assumed the cost would be around £5-10 and indeed it is for a 440 but not for a 432 £70 and more and apparently for maximum benefit the right hammer was essential, You think that’s bad? Just wait til you try and buy the handles for ‘em:
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Post by andy3sheds on Jan 18, 2024 16:30:03 GMT
It seems Im not alone in being sceptical about the mystical effect
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Post by bellyshere on Jan 18, 2024 21:25:04 GMT
I can’t hear the difference. However, I’m convinced one of my Martins sounds better tuned to 432.
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