birdcage tuning

[Don]

Hi Anne,

So how does one determine the "builder's pitch" on such instruments?

At 12:00 PM 7/6/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>
>The real question is, why would you ever tune a piano never designed for
A440 to be A440?   It's like asking you to carry an elephant about.  You
just aren't designed for it, and your frame will suffer for it.
>
>It behooves you to do your homework on older pianos before choosing a
pitch level.  
>
>Anne

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