C517 is only 20 cents below today's pitch, C523. A semitone below, 100 cents, would be C494. I assume you meant to say a fifth of a half step instead of near a half step. --- Robert Wilson <pianotechnicianuk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Bob, > > I totally disagree with everything you said. I > work, > > regularly, on some of > > the worst England has to export to this country, > and > > have found that with a > > little TLC, even these can be made to sound and > play > > AT Their designed > > pitch. > > Joe Garrett, RPT > > > > Joe, > > I don't think we are talking about the same thing > here. A piano made 100 years ago is likely to be a > 3/4 iron frame, straight strung, overdamper with > probably rusty strings and would have been designed > to > stand at the pitch of the day, i.e. international > pitch c517 - nearly a semi tone below the pitch we > use > today. > > I can see no justification to drastically increase > the > tension on a 100 year old piano that was never > designed to stand at that pitch even when new. > Perhaps if the customer wants the benefits of a > modern > piano he should seek one rather than try and adapt a > Victorian/Edwardian instrument that has had its life > anyway. > > Just my personal opinion, of course. > > Bob Wilson. > London. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
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