[Lowfer] 1004Hz

JD listread at lwca.org
Fri Apr 4 21:25:10 EDT 2014


> Dex: Tibetan monks prefer 432Hz for some reason.

They must secretly be fans of Giuseppi Verdi ("That's Joe Green to you." - 
Victor Borge).  He proposed modifying the 19th Century French legally 
mandated "diapason normal" tuning down a few Hz so that the A above middle C 
would be 432 Hz.

A440 is the nominal ISO standard, but orchestras still set concert pitch to 
their own preferences.  Verdi tuning does produce a pleasant effect, so 
perhaps it is well suited to meditation...such as while contemplating the 
story of the Dalai Lama and the hot dog vendor. 



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