This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Michael Spalding said: "Yup, I'm with you all the way. I definitely = want to do a full scale evaluation. As I stated, the only question I = have is, what pitch was the piano originally designed for? You state = 435. Reasons? My limited info indicates manufacturers and musicians = were all over the map at that time. thanks Michael, You are absolutely correct! Even though, the German pianos were meant to = be tuned at a whole lot more than 440cps, in that period, I choose = 435cps, because that is the pitch that the US tuners were, most = prevalently using when the piano was new. Hence, the lower pitch, gave = the piano a much mellower sound, which is what was expected of the = instrument. I've found that most German pianos, of that period, had VERY = good wire that will take pitch raises w/o a problem. If you choose to = just do a straight 440cps scale evaluation and smooth up the = inconsistencies....Fine. I don't think you'll have any problem(s). My = reasoning for using 435cps, is more in the line of tone. Because the = board is stiffer, from age, it tends to have a more strident projection = with the original scale up to 440cps. I'm just speaking from MY = experience.=20 Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ae/0b/20/eb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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