<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman Greek" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/27/2002 3:35:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, A440A@AOL.COM writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: Steinway 457cps pitch </B><BR>
Date:3/27/2002 3:35:02 PM Pacific Standard Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:A440A@AOL.COM">A440A@AOL.COM</A><BR>
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Ed--your making a whole lot of sense--thanks</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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>Why do you find 443 absurd? It's an interesting question. Why does A<BR>
>443 sound<BR>
>more or less good than A 440 or A 457 for that matter? <BR>
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The higher pitch does speed up all the thirds and sixths, though by a <BR>
small amount. The scaling that is optimum for 440 can't be perfect for <BR>
something 12 cents higher,either. How much more downbearing pressure is <BR>
created by the additional tension? <BR>
Plus, the singers can't sing the literature that was written for the <BR>
lower pitches and have the natural vocal breaks be in the right places at <BR>
this higher pitch, they are already straining to sing music at a pitch 20 <BR>
cents higher than the standard of Mozart's time. <BR>
Things can't be the same if we change them. <BR>
Regards, <BR>
Ed Foote </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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