[pianotech] International pitch 435

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Carwithen" <edwcarw at yahoo.com>
To: "Piano Tech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: [pianotech] International pitch 435


I know this has been hashed and re-hashed, but just to be sure....

The Catholic cathedral has a 1913 Chickering Grand with "International pitch 
435" emblazoned on the plate. It has been tuned at that for many years. I 
assured them that raising the pitch to 440 would not prove injurious to the 
piano. The strings appear good, the piano itself is in good shape.

I should be ok... Yes??


Ed Carwithen
John Day, OR