Broadwood

[Don]

Hi Les,

Military pitch may be higher than A440. (at least in England) 

http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/eng_pitch.html

The piano owner sounds difficult. Are you sure you wish to tread where
Angels fear to go?

At 11:30 AM 9/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>A lady called today saying she has an 1860's Broadwood which she wants
>tuned. Says the last guy who tuned it did so to "military pitch".....
>What's that pray, tell?    If I do this thing, would tuning it at A=430 be a
>safe thing to do?  I don't know enough about these old things to even
>venture a safe guess. She said it was rebuilt twice, as the first "local
>piano company" screwed it up and she had to get a "Broadwood expert" to redo
>the whole thing. About $20K with no casework.  It is kept presently in a
>house which is only sporadically air conditioned.  It isn't her "regular
>home" of course.  They can't afford to keep it cooled since it is a "second
>home" long time in the family............  13,000 square feet.    So, I
>dread to think what I might run into.
>
>Info would be appreciated, and info on tuning a harmonium as well.
>Thanks
>les bartlett

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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