A435 or A440? Was: A sweet old lady

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 07 May 2003 14:55:21 +0200


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I think ya done good !

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I would be interested in other responses to this.  I think I would
> have tuned to A-440 if the piano had already been tuned to that and
> stood up to the added tension OK.  It would then be useful as an
> accompanying instrument as well as a solo instrument.  What think ye?
>
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger
>
> Piannaman@aol.com wrote:
>
>> I just got through tuning my first square grand, an 1873 Steinway.
>> Special thanks to Jon Page, Paul Chick, and Joe Garrett for good
>> information.  <snip>  ... I set the pitch at A 435.  I hope this was
>> the right thing to do, because when I arrived, it was between there
>> and 440. The previous tuner had tuned it in ET at 440.
>
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