Our opera department is in rehearsal for performance of a Mozart opera in a couple of weeks and they wanted to use the Fortepiano for the recitatives but with the orchestra at 440 and the fortepiano at 430 it just couldn't work. They've decided to use harpsichord instead. That disparate pitch thing is at least inconvenient! 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 Dennis Johnson Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 5:48 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianoforte pitch Hi- Rod suggests 432, or at least no higher. We have nice piano of his about 6 years old now. I keep it at 432 and woks well. best, Dennis Johnson St. Olaf College Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Laurence Libin <lelibin at optonline.net> wrote: > 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 >> >
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