Chickering tone

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:20:42 -0400 (EDT)
> From:          Gilreath@aol.com
> Subject:       Re: Chickering tone
> To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu

Well I'm not sure but if A442 is about 8 cents sharp then A435
is about -20 cents to A440.  I doubt that the temperature is
going to have that much to do with it.

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> In a message dated 97-04-17 19:13:28 EDT, you write:
>
> << Remember that this piano was designed for a maximum of A=435.  Going
> higher
>  than that will, at the very least, change the balance of the tone, with a
>  possibility of some structural damage.  >>
>
> Horace,
>
> Maybe I'm wrong on this and someone can correct me, but I seem to remember
> reading somewhere in the journal that A 435 was at about 59 degrees F while A
> 440 os measured at 72 degrees F.  This change in temp makes them about the
> same.  Perhaps someone with a much better memory than mine can remember which
> issue this was brought up in.
>
> BTW, I personally enjoy that "old" Chickering sound and even the ones from
> the late 1800's (since, as you mentioned, it is a different sound).  That's
> one of the things that I think is of great importance, and is often
> overlooked, when people try to give an "authentic period" performance just by
> retuning to a different temperament.
>
> Allan
>
> Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
> Gilreath Piano & Organ Co.
> Berry College
> Gilreath@aol.com
> Calhoun, GA USA
>
>