A=440, or there abouts. I float the pitch and have heard no complaints. RIght now, pianos are tuned -8 to -4 cents because they will traverse upwards through 440 as the humidity increases. I tuned a piano on Saturday for a performance. Last tune 12/07 at 441. I averaged it off at 438 because I know it will go sharp again in the next few months. It saved a p/r now and a p/l later. I have received more comments from string players that they prefer playing at 441 or 2, and they really like the WT's I've been using. Lehman/Bach is in first place for me. Unless there is an absolute need to tune 440, I tell my clients that it is better to let the piano migrate through 440 seasonally than to set 440 at tuning events. Tuning stability and tuning pin tightness are not jeopardized this way. -- Regards, Jon Page
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