The National Symphony Orchestra from Washington DC is giving a concert in Oak Ridge TN on April 23. Their manager has informed the ORCMA manager in Oak Ridge that the piano must be tuned to A 442, and they even sent general instructions about how and when to do it. I'm just wondering: What orchestras are there out there that play at various different pitches other than A=440 Hz, and what are those pitches? If 442 is better than 440, why then is 443 not better than 442, or 444, 445, 446, or even 447 not a lot better than any of the former? Once upon a time, I'm told, a yard was equal to the distance between the king's nose and the tip of his outstretched finger. I'm glad we got beyond that. Whatever happened to the idea of standards, anyway? It seems to me that some people just have to be different. Sincerely, Jim Ellis
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