One more tuning question...

[gordon stelter]

I heard that A-440 was adopted in 1912.
    Thump


--- Terry <terry@farrellpiano.com> wrote:

> It seems like we have been through this before
> (likely many times). I really don't know that much
> about pitch history, but I seem to recall that 435
> may have been common back in the late 19th Century,
> and even back then, A440 was certainly used - at
> least by some. But by the turn of the 20th Century,
> A440 was pretty standard. Definitely not the case
> that all or most pianos before 1920 were designed
> with 435 in mind. Or am I way off base here (my
> recollection is likely not what it used to be)?
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
>   Pitch before 1920 was 435.  Most can take A-440 if
> not rusty.
>   Jim
>   James Grebe



		
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