David Ilvedson wrote: >So in Europe you tune to 444 to play it safe? > >David I. > > > Nope... I tune to 440 here, unless I know the venue has a 442 issue. Since the only places that have this kind of demand are concert locations where the pianos are held at pitch to begin with, there is no real problem. I tune at 440 here because the only standard which has been accepted formally is 440. The 442 thing is a loose standard that has spread accross Europe true... but it has not been <<officially>> adopted as a standard in the usual sense standards are adopted. When somebody asks me why, thats what I say.... "the only internationally recognized standard is 440.... so thats what I tune at as a default pitch". Cheers RicB
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