<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff>I remember a theatre piece here in San= Francisco where we tuned one piano 1/4 step flat to the other= piano/musicians.   When evil came on stage that piano= would play and it was very strange...<BR><BR>David= Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Michael Gamble= <MICHAEL@GAMBLES.FSNET.CO.UK><BR>To: Terry= <TERRY@FARRELLPIANO.COM><BR>Received: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:18:42= -0000<BR>Subject: A=430 - Why? (answered)<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Terry Farrell and= Listers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A=430 is the ruling pitch for Mozart= at Glyndebourne. The orchestra is the OAE who use early period= instruments in the Pit. They also can play at A=415 - given= their other instruments. The LPO are at A=440.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ever listen to a radio= station playing an orchestra at A=430 and then the= radio switches (back-to-back) to a piece at A=440? I have - and= it's horrid.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial= size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>