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Tune Piano to A435 or A440?
By Kermit Hobbs 

I have a 1917 Chickering parlor grand piano. I've always had it 
tuned to A435, thinking that a piano from that period was designed 
for that pitch. 

My question is, does it really matter? If I have tuned it to A440, 
will it be safe and will it sound "better"?

Kermit Hobbs 

 [ Orchestras still cannot agree upon what the Standard Pitch should
 [ be; see https://capionlarsen.com/history-pitch/ -- Robbie

(Message sent Tue 11 Jul 2023, 19:57:45 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  A435, A440, or, Piano, Tune
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