I recently tuned a Marshall & Wendell upright for a new customer. It had 85 keys and bi-chord plain wire in the 3rd and 4th octaves. It had been re-strung, new felt, etc. and was in good condition. I couldn't determine its age, but it was a good 40 cents below A440. I did a pitch raise to A438 to avoid overpulling the strings, then fine tuned. It all went well. Upon further research, I determined that the piano was probably built in the 1890s (Serial # 12095). Question: Since std pitch was A435 in late 1800s, will A438 put too much tension on the plate over time? I will gladly do a free pitch lower and tuning to rectify this if it is advisable. I posted this to "ask the expert" on PTG, and they said to direct technical inquiries here. Thanks, Jack Wells Associate Member, PTG -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090131/ecfa91b2/attachment.html>
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