" Horn harmonicas " are available in several pitch ranges, with the lowest pitched starting two octaves below middle C and the highest beginning on middle C itself ; they usually cover a two or three octave range.

The chiral pitch, p, refers to the distance over which the LC molecules undergo a full 360 ° twist ( but note that the structure of the chiral nematic phase repeats itself every half-pitch, since in this phase directors at 0 ° and ± 180 ° are equivalent ).

The propeller itself is normally a constant speed ( variable pitch ) type similar to that used with larger reciprocating aircraft engines.

At launch the A-4 propelled itself for up to 65 seconds on its own power, and a program motor controlled the pitch to the specified angle at engine shutdown, from which the rocket continued on a ballistic free-fall trajectory.

Rather, it manifests itself in terms of the warmth and amplitude of the sound produced, as opposed to a perceptible wavering of pitch.

A rare tuning mechanism allows the pitch of the head to be changed by rotating the drum itself.

Community facilities open to the public include a football pitch, rugby pitch and basketball court, a mini rugby pitch frequently used by the rugby club itself for the under tens junior team and the new sports hall, with the Multi-Use Games Area located at the local secondary school ( The Community Science College at Thornhill ).

The concept of tonal prolongation, in which certain pitches determine the goal of other, subordinate pitches, is a keystone of the pitch hierarchy that Schenkerian analysis involves itself with.

Bottling itself can be an art form, and the difference between a good and a bad bottler can be crucial to the amount of money earned on a pitch.

" The Band Played On " makes its final reprise during Guy's and Bruno's fight on the merry-go-round, even itself shifting to a faster tempo and higher pitch when the policeman's bullet hits the ride operator and sends the carousel into its frenzied hyper-drive.

Although Hooters Air billed itself as a low-fare carrier, rows of seats were removed from the aircraft to provide 34 " seating pitch to all passengers, comparable to the legroom offered by many carriers ' business classes ; in keeping with the golf-friendly orientation of the carrier, this was called " Club Class " seating.

Anfield itself was in disrepair with no means of watering the pitch and Shankly insisted the club spent £ 3, 000 to rectify that.

The only Somerset-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at Huish Park, built in 1990 on the site of an old army camp and named after their former home the Huish, itself famous for the notorious pitch, which had an 8-foot sideline to sideline slope.

In a wind chime, the vibrations of the pipe itself radiates the sound after being struck and so the air column has little to do with the pitch being produced.

The academy plays its home games on the impressive ' HatTrix ' astroturf park adjacent to the Guy's Meadow pitch, as well as on that pitch itself when weather permits.

The pitch itself was relaid at considerable cost to the club in 1998.

The word wicket is also sometimes used to refer to the cricket pitch itself.

Each ensemble is tuned to itself, making it nearly impossible to remove an instrument from one ensemble to use it in another and have it match pitch.

This manifested itself on the pitch as the club struggled to direct itself clear of the relegation zone.

In it, the superficial self compels itself to be still, in order that it may liberate another more deep-seated power which is, in the ecstasy of the contemplative genius, raised to the highest pitch of efficiency.

They, perhaps, gave the pitch of their position in the preface where it was said that Eisenhower requested that the Commission be administered by the American Assembly of Columbia University, because it was non-partisan.

Every pitch in the game brought forth a howl from the enraptured audience and every fly ball the visitors dropped ( and because their right fielder was still a little fuzzy from drink, they dropped many ) called forth yelps of derision.

Havana was filled with an excitement which you could see in the brightness of men's eyes and hear in the pitch of their voices.

That she was out for a touch was certain, but when did she get to the pitch??

Its design was modeled after English football stadiums with the objective being to give fans a closer view of the pitch.

* W — Win: number of games where pitcher was pitching while his team took the lead and went on to win, also the starter needs to pitch at least 5 innings of work ( also related: winning percentage )

In the first two cases above, " on an error " includes situations where the batter makes a clean hit ( or walks, is hit by pitch, reaches base on a fielder's choice in which no out is made, or reaches base on a wild pitch on a called or swinging third strike ), but should have been out earlier in his at bat on a foul fly ball which was dropped by a fielder for an error.

Brady Anderson was the first, and currently only, player to be hit by the pitch two times in the same inning in an American League game.

To date, one Major League player has died as a result of being struck by a pitch: Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head by Carl Mays on August 16, 1920, and died the next morning.

Most recently, Mike Piazza, then of the New York Mets, was hit in the head by a pitch from Julian Tavarez of the St. Louis Cardinals on September 10, 2005.

In 1887, the stolen base was given its own individual statistical column in the box score, and was defined for purposes of scoring: "... every base made after first base has been reached by a base runner, except for those made by reason of or with the aid of a battery error ( wild pitch or passed ball ), or by batting, balks or by being forced off.

The stolen base was specifically to be credited " to a runner whenever he advances one base unaided by a base hit, a putout, a forceout, a fielder's choice, a passed ball, a wild pitch, or a balk.

Runners would now be credited with stolen bases if they had begun the act of stealing, and the resulting pitch was wild, or a passed ball.

Runners would specifically not be charged with being caught, if the player was put out after a wild pitch or passed ball.

He was also well known for his fitness and stamina, allowing him to dominate the pitch.

Ramsey had already cleared out some of the older players who had been reliant on the loyalty of the committee for their continued selection – it was well known that decorum on the pitch at club level had been just as big a factor in playing for England as ability and form.

In 1978, the Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable was released, whose comfortable and precise sliding pitch control and high torque direct drive motor made beatmatching easier and it became the standard among DJs.

The original ' Cottage ' was built in 1780, by William Craven, the sixth Baron Craven and was located on the centre circle of the pitch.

An infamous Keith Moreland-Ed Lynch fight erupted after Lynch hit Moreland with a pitch, perhaps forgetting Moreland was once a linebacker at the University of Texas.

The Cubs couldn't overcome the efforts of Will Clark, whose home run off Maddux, just after a managerial visit to the mound, led Maddux to think Clark knew what pitch was coming.

Asphalt or or, also known as bitumen, is the sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits ; it is a substance classed as a pitch.

The acre is also approximately 56. 68 percent of a long by wide association football ( soccer ) pitch.

It can also be used to estimate the pitch of a musical tone.

A player completes a turn batting when: he strikes out or is declared out before reaching first base ; or he reaches first base safely or is awarded first base ( by a base on balls, hit by pitch, or catcher's interference ); or he hits a fair ball which causes a preceding runner to be put out for the third out before he himself is put out or reaches first base safely ( see also left on base, fielder's choice, force play )

The volume of the note can be changed by striking harder or softer, and the pitch can also be affected by varying the force of the tangent against the string ( known as Bebung ).

Early epic poetry was also accompanied by music, and pitch changes associated with the accented Greek must have highlighted the melody, though the exact mechanism is still a topic of discussion.

Taiko are also characterized by a high amount of tension on the drums heads, with a correspondingly high pitch relative to body size.

It can also be written in tenor clef at concert pitch, which is usually done to prevent too many ledger lines in case it is a high part.

By varying the air pressure, a flute player can also change the pitch of a note by causing the air in the flute to resonate at a harmonic other than the fundamental frequency without opening or closing any holes.

Film is also classified according to its gauge and the arrangement of its perforations — gauges range from 8 mm to 70 mm or more, while perforations may vary in shape, pitch, and positioning.

Some harp guitars also feature much higher pitch strings strung below the traditional guitar strings.

The whammy bar is sometimes also referred to as a " tremolo bar " ( see Tremolo for further discussion of this term — the effect of rapidly changing pitch produced by a whammy bar is more correctly called " vibrato ").

Producer Joel Silver also stated in an interview on The Animatrix DVD that he was shown the Ghost in the Shell film during a pitch from the Wachowski brothers to indicate the style and look they wanted for The Matrix.

These dialects also border on having non-tonal or pitch accent qualities.

Pitch pipes are also sold for string players, such as violinists and guitarists ; these pitch pipes usually provide the notes corresponding to the open strings.

The Sega Saturn also has a " mute vocals " feature that is based on the same principle and is also able to adjust the pitch of the song to match the singer's vocal range.

LCD spatial performance is also sometimes described in terms of a " dot pitch ".

The major variations of a left arm spinner are the topspinner ( which turns less and bounces higher in the cricket pitch ), the arm ball ( which does not turn at all, drifts into a right-handed batsman in the direction of the bowler's arm movement ; also called a ' floater ') and the left-arm spinner's version of a doosra ( which turns the other way ).

Gut is more authentic for playing period pieces, though unfortunately it is also more susceptible to irregularity and pitch instability due to changes in humidity.

Weather conditions such as temperature and humidity will also affect the pitch.

These instruments can also play all the sharps and flats, with a special technique of both tilting the pipes and jaw movement, thus reducing the size of the pipe's opening and producing a change in pitch.