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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack: I would definitely tune it to A440. Someone
with a very accurate sense of perfect pitch might well be bothered by A435, and
there is no reason not to tune to standard pitch. The difference in tension is
not enough to worry about.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano
Technician<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JackHouweling@dccnet.com href="mailto:JackHouweling@dccnet.com">Jack
Houweling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> A 435 or A 440 ?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am working on a Mason and Risch grand
piano and the plate has a stamp that says " International
Pitch A 435" .</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it best to tune this piano to A 435
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The mother tells me the daughter has perfect
pitch. She is away at school so I cannot talk to her. Would someone with
perfect pitch be bothered by anything other than A 440?</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack
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