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<font size=3>Beets?????? I thought they were something one ate! :-D<br>
Sorry, I couldn't resist! <br><br>
Avery <br><br>
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At 09:35 AM 7/26/2006, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080">Perfect pitch is in
the area of three to five beets of perfect. At the same time there
are a very, very few that may be closer, Like when Joe was talking about
a person that could tell the difference in two beets sharp. <br>
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Ain’t this a strange business?<br>
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William<br>
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PIANO BOUTIQUE<br>
William Benjamin<br>
Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<br>
<a href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</a><br>
The tuner alone,<br>
preserves the tone.<br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size=2><b>From:</b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David
Nereson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: A 435 or A 440 ?<br>
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<br>
</font><font face="Tahoma" size=2>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jack
Houweling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> pianotech<br>
<b>Subject:</b> A 435 or A 440 ?<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hello<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>I am working on a Mason and
Risch grand piano and the plate has a stamp that says "
International Pitch A 435" .<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Is it best to tune this piano
to A 435 ?<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" 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><font size=3> <br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Jack Houweling<br>
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Nobody has PERFECT pitch. Some people have very good pitch
recognition. 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 “an A
that’s a bit flat.” At any rate, the plate and frame can most
likely handle having the pitch raised to 440. You might check to
see that the plate bolts are snug. But yes, it was designed to be
at 435. And 440 is only 5 beats per second sharp at A
#49. There are probably times during humid summers when it’s
way sharper than that. <br>
--David Nereson, RPT </font></blockquote></body>
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