[CAUT] Pianoforte pitch

[Laurence Libin]

430 sounds right but you could just ask Rod Regier.
LL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianoforte pitch


> David:
>
> The fortepiano we had available at times belonged to the teacher so she 
> set the limits.  She never wanted anything higher than 430 and I think 
> that was the recommendation of the builder.  It too was a modern replica.
>
> dp
>
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
> David Ilvedson
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:25 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianoforte pitch
>
> Modern built "Regier" pianoforte.   I'm having a brain lapse, since I 
> rarely tune ours.  Just A= ?
>
> David Ilvedson
> Pacifica, CA
>
> On Jan 23, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Laurence Libin <lelibin at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> I don't understand the question. Do you mean a so-called fortepiano, 
> wood-framed, 18th or early 19th century? If so, the pitch depends on its 
> date and location, since pitch wasn't standardized. Florence in 1720 
> differed from Vienna in 1820. New replica or antique? Often, old ones are 
> best tuned below their originally intended pitch for structural and 
> conservation reasons. Iron strings or modern steel wire? Lots of factors 
> to consider.
> Laurence
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Piano Technicians Guild" <caut at ptg.org>; "Piano Technicians Guild" 
> <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:54 PM
> Subject: [CAUT] Pianoforte pitch
>
>
> What is the pitch for a pianoforte?  A =  430?
>
> David Ilvedson
> Pacifica, CA
>
>