Short scale (was re: Decal for 1866 Steinway...)

[Bdshull@AOL.COM]

Hi, Ric,

<< I went to the site.   He should document that.   In other words state where
 he got that informantion and state where anyone else who wants to check on
 it can find it. I didn't see a reference to where he got that SnS used
 A457.2  fork.  ---ric
  >>

The single most comprehensive resource on the history of pitch is by 
physicist Alexander Ellis, "On the History of Musical Pitch,"  Journal of the 
Society of Arts 28 (1880):  293-336, 400-403.   I understand that both the 
Steinway A-457 fork and the A-454 fork are documented there.  Mendel  has 
added his work to Ellis in "Studies in the History of Musical Pitch" 
(Amsterdam: Frits Knuf, 1968), so Ellis is currently available in this form 
at your local library.  I understand the A-457 fork exists still, but am not 
sure where it is.

I would like to know how important this pitch was for Steinway.  As I 
speculated in an earlier post, certainly something must be in the Steinway 
Archives about this. 

Bill Shull, RPT