<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I agree totally! tuning at 438-439 right
now, unless it's still holding at 440, then I'll watch it over the summer.
The harpsichords, however, I learned the hard way last summer. I
neglected to look at some of them and one in the basement had 9 broken
strings in September! I'll lower those this month to 435! </font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>A=440, or there abouts.<br>
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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>
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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
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in first place for me.<br>
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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>
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Tuning stability and tuning pin tightness are not jeopardized this way.<br>
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