<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> I travelled a distance to a new client today. They acquired a Broadwood upright that had been stored in a garage. Evidently there had been a leak because a group of keys in octave 5 were wet and the ivory heads off, and surrounding keys damp and discoloured.  Shame that it got put in a garage as it was a decent piano, from about 1902 and the case in good condition.  Action centres sluggish from damp.  Anyway, managed to get it playable and tunable.  I was intrigued to find a notice inside, presumably original, saying that it was tuned to C 540.  The action was interesting too, and I wish i had remembered my camera to get decent pics (these are with my phone).  Funny bridle tapes, double thickness of braid, with a knot in the middle. The plate looks very modern. Does anyone know why Broadwood tried making pianos at C 540 ?  (Overall, it was about 17 centts below A440 and I left it there this time around). Best regards, David. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a> </body> </html>