A-442?

John Minor jminor@uiuc.edu
Thu Mar 22 17:39 MST 2001


Not much else pertaining to pianos. Thanks for checking on it!

John


At 04:20 PM 3/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>John and all,
>I just spoke with the production manager at Tilles Center regarding your 
>observation.  He was extremely gracious in supplying the following information:
>1)      The information is incorrect.  The pianos are kept floating 
>between 440 & 441 as a matter of practicality.  He was surprised when I 
>brought it to his attention, and was going to have the information changed.
>2)      They stipulate that if 442 is required, a different piano is 
>brought in (from Steinway), presumably at performing group's expense (I 
>forgot to ask, but it would stand to reason).
>
>John, did you find anything else of interest?
>
>David Skolnik
>Columbia University
>New York
>
>
>At 04:01 PM 03/20/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>>I was searching the web for any references to A-442 and found the
>>following page for Long Island University with info that says both concert
>>instruments stay at 442. Anyone have a possible explanation?
>>http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/tilles/tech/main.html
>>
>>John Minor
>>University of Illinois
>



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