<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#000000"> <div class=Section1> I still can’t depend on the spell checker, or my spelling.  Thanks for the heads up.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> William<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> PIANO BOUTIQUE<o:p></o:p> William Benjamin<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</a><o:p></o:p> The tuner alone,<o:p></o:p> preserves the tone.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of William Benjamin Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:36 AM To: dnereson@4dv.net; 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: A 435 or A 440 ?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> 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.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Ain’t this a strange business?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> William<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> PIANO BOUTIQUE<o:p></o:p> William Benjamin<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</a><o:p></o:p> The tuner alone,<o:p></o:p> preserves the tone.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Nereson Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:43 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: A 435 or A 440 ?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jack Houweling Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:01 PM To: pianotech Subject: A 435 or A 440 ?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hello<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> I am working on a Mason and Risch grand piano and the plate has a stamp that says  " International Pitch A 435" .<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Is it best to tune this piano to A 435 ?<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> 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? <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Jack Houweling<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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.    <o:p></o:p>             --David Nereson, RPT <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>