Question on frequency

[justoleme]

The standard for frequency of musical instruments is 440 HERTZ.Right? Before the electronic strobe or frequency meters we have today they had the tuneing fork.(My guess)Ok..How did they tune Mozharts piano? Or those before that?How did they know what frequency was 440 HERTZ? did they do it by trial and errow? AND what can you tell me about Mr Hertz? If you answer these questions to my satisfaction you may win a date with Mr Rikbes goat.

[mastodon]

From: The History of Musical Pitch in Tuning the Pianoforte
by Edward E. Swenson

On July 27, 1987, at its meeting in Toronto, the International Society of Piano Builders and Technicians unanimously renewed their support for A=440 as the international pitch standard for piano manufacturers and for modern piano and orchestral tuning.

At about the same time Cristofori invented the first piano in Italy, the tuning fork was invented in England by Royal trumpeter John Shore in 1711.


before shore, they guessed.

From: Encyclopedia.com

Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf
1857-94, German physicist. He confirmed J. C. Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and in the course of experiments (1886-89) produced and studied electromagnetic waves (known also as hertzian waves, or radio waves). He demonstrated that these are long, transverse waves that travel at the velocity of light and can be reflected, refracted, and polarized like light. Hertz also investigated electric discharge in rarefied gases. The unit of frequency called hertz was named in his honor. His writings include Electric Waves (1890, tr. 1893) and Principles of Mechanics (1894, tr. 1899).

i decline the date with Rikbe's goat.

[justoleme]

really good work..I liked that,youre really on the ball there Mastodon..the above was something i was curious about..and happy to learn,the lower is good news for Rikbe..he is not really fond of the thought of shareing the goat in the cause of science anyhow.