Were her pitch recognition skills acquired on this A435 piano? Bob --- David Nereson <dnereson at 4dv.net> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jack > Houweling > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:01 PM > To: pianotech > Subject: A 435 or A 440 ? > > Hello > > I am working on a Mason and Risch grand piano and > the plate has > a stamp that says " International Pitch A 435" . > > Is it best to tune this piano to A 435 ? > > The mother tells me the daughter has perfect pitch. > She is away > at school so I cannot talk to her. Would someone > with perfect > pitch be bothered by anything other than A 440? > > Jack Houweling > > > Nobody has PERFECT pitch. Some people have very > good pitch > recognition. But to most of them, if you played > A435 and asked > them to tell you what note it was, they would just > say A, not > an A thats a bit flat. At any rate, the plate > and frame can > most likely handle having the pitch raised to 440. > You might > check to see that the plate bolts are snug. But > yes, it was > designed to be at 435. And 440 is only 5 beats per > second sharp > at A #49. There are probably times during humid > summers when > its way sharper than that. > --David Nereson, RPT > ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
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