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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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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original 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 style="COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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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 color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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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 style="COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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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 style="COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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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">Jack Houweling</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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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"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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