Harmony of the universe

[Michel Lachance]

And what about tuning the piano at A458 and play the whole thing one 
semi-tone lower?  Would the cutomer notice that there is a difference 
between G# 432 and A 432?

Just curious.

Michel Lachance, RPT

JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 2/3/98 6:50:04 AM, kirsi.lassi@pp.inet.fi wrote:
> 
> <<to the pitch a1= 432 Hz. Curious,>>
> 
> Kirsi;
>   First of all welcome to the list!
> Someone at Yamaha, Llyod Whitcomb I believe, told me about the theory you are
> speaking of.  He said that there was a movement being started by a tuner in LA
> to get pianos tuned to A432.  The name for this tuning was "Celestial Harmonic
> Frequency" and was based on the middle planet of our solar system taking 432
> days to orbit the sun.  So with half the planets taking longer and half the
> planets taking shorter it is supposed to put all forces in "Pure Harmonic
> Relationship".
>   I don't know the accuracy of this theory, or if there is a planet that takes
> 432 days to orbit the sun.
> My thought when I heard the theory was, to quote you, "Yeah Right!"
> Jim Bryant (FL)