[LAU] "droning" project: 249-257

[jonetsu at teksavvy.com]

On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:10:26 +0200 (CEST)
Tim Goetze <tim at quitte.de> wrote:

> Incidentally, virtually none of the famous Guarneri or Stradivari
> violins is still in original shape.  Almost all of them have been
> extensively modified and reinforced in order to accommodate the
> high-tension strings and playing necessary to produce the volume that
> can fill a modern concert hall.

Even today, some philharmonic orchestras are not tuned to A 440Hz.
Other tunings are certainly not dramatically off from 440Hz, but this
is just to say that A 440Hz is not set in stone.

It is normal that a higher frequency will provoke different reactions.
It is physical.  And it also depends on the sensibility of the
listeners.  Persons working with a jackhammer all day long tolerates it
while others could not withstand 10 seconds.  It"s relative although at
the same time, there are physical reactions to frequencies, in general.

Was it Robert Fripp who did a series of solo "concerts" in the 80s where
he would test various frequencies on the audience ?