Renee - Someone who knows the math will eventually respond to your second question, or at least point you in a direction. With regard to the primary question, the only meaningful outcome would require either an extremely elevated and knowledgeable response rate or someone to do the Larry Fine-esque research. Put together a list of world orchestras, contact them, ask about their pitch standard, then do secondary research to find out what they really play at. Then you'll have a pretty reliable picture. You could also contact the concert departments of piano manufacturers around the world for similar information. Or just wait. Someone who actually knows may inform us. In any case, why do you ask? David Skolnik Hastings on Hudson, NY At 10:01 AM 4/28/2009, you wrote: >I was wondering what the standard concert pitch is these days. In >certain parts of the world, there are different meanings on the >subject. What is the concert pitch for orchestras in the U.S.? >The question comes up every once in a while...and is always followed >by some discussion. >Also, does anyone know how much one raises the tension ( in kilograms) >in a grand when raising the pitch from 440 to 442? > >Renee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090428/b91eb9ac/attachment-0001.html>
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