Thanks everyone. Customer wants to use it for recording with other instruments. I'll give 440 a try. I told him I was not responsible for broken string and he understood. I'll report back. Al - High Point, NC On Feb 16, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Dale Erwin wrote: > I've always tuned em at 440 Al. I believe by then the pitch wars were largely over. > > Dale Erwin RPT- > Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S pianos > Pre-hung Ronsen hammer sets/Abel parts > Sitka Soundboards & Supplies > WWW.Erwinspiano.com > 209-577-8397 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 10:39 am > Subject: [pianotech] 1891 Steinway Upright > > > Was an 1891 Steinway upright designed to be tuned to 440, or should it be tuned to a lower pitch? Haven't tuned these old Steinway uprights. I got a call from a new customer who would like the piano tuned to 440 and doesn't know when the piano was tuned last. > > Al - > High Point, NC > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120217/6121aeec/attachment.htm>
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