Pitch raising on older pianos

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Well, we vikings here use A440, and the rest of the Nordic lard balls do 
too I think. <G>
A Czech concert pianist I know told me they used really high pitch in the 
Czech Republic A444 or something.  (Resulting in 8 broken strings a week 
for him, and he´s not a harsh player.)
Remember if you´re dealing with English low carbon strings you can raise 
the piano higher than with the American one´s.
Ain´t that right guys... uhh persons ? :)

And monsieur Ruth, am I right to assume that A338 is a typo ? :Þ




Regards,

Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland

P.S. Do the chicken come from where you live ?

And why the hell won´t my spell check (not that I rely on it) recognize 
"viking" ?





At 13:06 31.8.2000 -0400, you wrote:
>All good suggestions so far, thanks!  Yeah Phil, A440 was not set as a 
>standard untill the late 1920's and I think in some parts of Europe A338 
>might be what they use (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken).
>
>Mitch Ruth
>DeMossville, KY (just 20 miles from Dayton, KY)