<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don't  worry, as  all modern pianos = are designed with a safety factor that will withstand tensions much higher = than you describe. In the northeast our @ pitch pianos can go 25 cents sharp each = spring .In 26 years I've only seen 2 broken plates, one was a square and = one a Brambach . Question to our more articulate members concerning this -- = How high could one pitch a modern piano as described before calamity?   = Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:romanop@attglobal.net" title=romanop@attglobal.net>romanop@attglobal.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 07, = 2001 2:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Non standard = Pitch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the opinion of the more = knowledgeable list members regarding tuning to non standard pitch? I've had a = request to tune my rental C-7 to A 443 and am a little reticent to do so. Though = I have tuned up slightly in the past (441), I'm concerned about the effect of = the additional tension such an increase will have on the piano. What = say you all?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano<BR><A = href="mailto:romanop@attglobal.net">romanop@attglobal.net</A></FONT></D= IV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>