pitch in 1860

[Calin Tantareanu]

Thanks. Any information on pitches used just before that time?

 Calin Tantareanu
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pierre Gevaert" <pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: pitch in 1860


> Hi Calin,
>
> I found this in Hardings The piano forte:
>
> Uniformity of pitch is not yet established, though the action of the 
> French Government in 1859 in fixing a standard pitch a' 435 is now widely 
> adopted.
>
> Regards
>
> Pierre Gevaert
> Belgium
>