All of you who responded to my original "A 440 Hz Standard" post have illustrated the point I was trying to make even better than I had hoped for. I thank you, one and all. One of my 100-year-old (1904) Chickerings still has the original marking on the plate - "INTERNATIONAL PITCH, A 435". It appears that the "I'm better than you are" mind-set resulting in the ever-climbing pitch has been around for a long time. We thought we settled it when the "International Standard" was set at A=440 Hz, but it's obvious, we had not. The same nonsense persists. There was a special meeting at the Kansas City PTG Convention in 1985, with people from several foreign countries attending, when we tried to re-affirm the standard. We tried, but here we are again. Your various posts have illustrated perfectly the fact that everyone would be better off if we would all stick to the same standard. But I don't have any false hopes, and I fully expect history to keep repeating itself, and the confusion to continue. On the other hand. Does anyone think it's worth another try? Like what we tried to do in Kansas City in 1985? I would vote YES. What about you? Sincerely, Jim Ellis
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