Steinway 457cps pitch

[Bradley M. Snook]

457cps is 65.63 cents sharp (from 440cps). But I agree, why anyone would
want a pitch level so high is absurd; other than the issue with the tensile
strengths, performance with other musicians would prove very difficult
(especially by today's standards).


Bradley M. Snook




> Correction, (and I hope I'm correct!) 457cps is 68cents sharp, not
> 100cents/1/2 step. Why anyone would want that pitch is beyond me! Doesn't
> make sense.
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)