Re (3): [Bell Historians] Bootle (Everton) and Fenham
David Bryant
david at b...
Thu Sep 30 11:08:38 BST 2004
> The effect is that a bell of a note qualified by 'O C P' is about
half a
> semitone higher than the same note in modern (A440) parlance. (OK -
46.58 cents
> higher, to save you another posting!)
So, what is the point in using it to quote bell notes? Doesn't it
potentially cause confusion? International Standard Pitch (A=440Hz)
was introducted to standardise pitch, so why not use it?
David
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