Posted by Mark Wiseman on November 15, 2002 at 15:33:56:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Orchestra tuning posted by Keith C. on November 15, 2002 at 15:06:23:
The oboe's pitch is supposedly very stable and it's easy to hear against the other instruments.
The orchestra tunes to A, because A (440 cycles per second at 20 degrees Celsius) is the international standard.
Mark "take it with a grain of salt" Wiseman