List- A venue I tune for is having the Czech Philharmonic in February with the requirement the piano be tuned to A=443. My concern is not how to do and undo the pitch raise. I've already discussed the extra costs with the management, including letting it down afterward. The piano has the clearest tone of any I service, hardly a sign of false beats until one gets into the top octave. It's a Yamaha CFIII (the little plate on the stretcher indicates Yamaha Concert Reserve and the story bandied about is that it was used by Andre Watt and was originally a $110,000 instrument. I've wondered if it should have the "S" designation). Can raising and lowering be expected to introduce false beats (from moving the bends into the speaking length of strings)? I'll appreciate any advice. Bill Maxim, RPT Simpsonville, SC
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