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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pitch before 1920 was 435. Most =
can take
A-440 if not rusty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of =
Handsome
Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments<BR>(314) =
608-4137<BR><A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 =
Raspberry
Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV>
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 19, =
2005 11:51
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: One more tuning
question...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">In a message dated 2/19/05 6:38:17 =
AM Pacific
Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">I also service mostly older pianos. I leave maybe one or =
two a
year below A440 (rusty, breaking strings, little old lady
...</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Greetings,
<BR><BR> Some of those =
old
uprights cannnot take being pulled up to A440. Some, I hear were not =
designed
to be at A440, but at A435 and thats OK. They are a different
case.<BR><BR>Julia, <BR>Reading, PA</FONT> =
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