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really question the concept of perfect pitch. Most people that claim that they
or other family members have this trait are not accurate. What percentage of
these people would be able to distinguish between two freshly tuned, similar
pianos one at 440 and the other at 443. Especially if they would hear each after
a period of time where they wouldn't have a fresh reference in their
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Ilvedson
[mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> July 26, 2006 7:57
AM<BR><B>To:</B> dnereson@4dv.net; pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: A
435 or A 440 ?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>5 beats per second?...if 442 is about 8
cents sharp, 438 would be about 8 cents flat and 435 getting close to 20 cents
flat...that seems like a pretty hefty difference...I'd think it was noticeable
to a 440 perfect pitcher...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA
94044<BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "David Nereson" <DNERESON@4DV.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech
List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 7/25/2006 11:43:15 PM<BR>Subject: RE: A
435 or A 440 ?<BR><BR>
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Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jack Houweling<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:01
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> A 435 or A 440
?</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Hello</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">I am working on
a Mason and Risch grand piano and the plate has a stamp that
says " International Pitch A 435" .</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Is it best to tune this
piano to A 435 ?</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">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?</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Jack
Houweling</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=EmailStyle16><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Nobody has
PERFECT pitch.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some people have
very good pitch recognition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But
to most of them, if you played A435 and asked them to tell you what note it
was, they would just say “A,” not<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>“an A that’s a bit flat.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>At any rate, the plate and frame can most likely handle having the
pitch raised to 440.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You might
check to see that the plate bolts are snug.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But yes, it was designed to be at
435.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And 440 is only 5 beats per
second sharp at A #49.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>There are probably times during humid summers when it’s way sharper
than that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</SPAN>--David Nereson, RPT
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