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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm a semi-floater. I will always bring the pitch up
to 440, but unless I'm tuning for a concert, I never like bringing it down. Must
be something in my nature. To me, it's like paddling downstream. Why bother, It
will get there all by itself. <IMG title="Smile emoticon"
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 05, 2008 7:05 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> A=440 was Tuning</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>A=440, or there abouts.<BR><BR>I float the pitch and have heard
no complaints. RIght now, pianos are tuned<BR>-8 to -4 cents because they will
traverse upwards through 440 as the humidity<BR>increases. I tuned a piano on
Saturday for a performance. Last tune 12/07<BR>at 441. I averaged it off at 438
because I know it will go sharp again<BR>in the next few months. It saved a p/r
now and a p/l later.<BR><BR>I have received more comments from string players
that they prefer playing<BR>at 441 or 2, and they really like the WT's I've been
using. Lehman/Bach is<BR>in first place for me.<BR><BR>Unless there is an
absolute need to tune 440, I tell my clients that <BR>it is better<BR>to let the
piano migrate through 440 seasonally than to set 440 at <BR>tuning
events.<BR><BR>Tuning stability and tuning pin tightness are not jeopardized
this way.<BR>-- <BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page<BR></BODY></HTML>