This topic seems like something that only pro
shakuhachi players should ponder/worry about. I
wonder - hundreds of years ago did people worry about
such things or if they just played. As long as you
enjoy playing whats it matter? If the answer is
because a person would always want to play perfectly
in tune or because a person would want to play their
best for an audience then in my opinion thats fine but
I don't think monks of old worried to much about it.
But thats just my opinion and I'm a beginner
--- Karl Signell <signell@cpcug.org> wrote:
> At 08:49 PM 4/2/2004 -0800, Monty H. Levenson wrote:
> >The pitch or frequency produced by a shakuhachi is
> directly proportional
> >to the ambient temperature of a room or environment
> in which it is being
> >played.
>
> Hi, Monty.
>
> New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, 2nd
> edition, (Sound article) says:
>
> "...the speed of sound varies with the temperature,
> humidity and pressure
> of the air," so dry days, humid days, at sea level
> air pressure, or air
> pressure atop the Rockies would also effect the
> pitch.
>
> Karl
>
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