Mortal Fear of Pitch Raising?

[Tvak@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 1/9/02 9:06:49 PM, joegarrett@earthlink.net writes:

<< to raise a piano to it's designed

pitch. >>

It is my impression that A440 was a standard that was not initiated until the 
1930's.  In this discussion of raising pitch, I have yet to see someone bring 
up the possibility that indeed, that piano manufactured in 1901 was never 
intended to be tuned to A440.  

Tom Sivak