Re: [GEAR] Stretch tuning (Was: Buzz Feiten...) (REPLY)
Posted by: psharp <psharp@...>
I said:
>Maybe the piano tuner was tuning to concert pitch (A=444 I think). If I
>dig into my memory archives, I think the usual A=440 might be called
studio
>pitch.
Dave said:
>Since 1939, concert pitch has been officially 440 Hz. I know that many
>orchestras now routinely tune sharper, but I didn't think the formal
>definition had changed?
I wouldn't think anything has changed, just my memory is garbled. I do
recall there being 2 different 'official' pitch tunings, maybe I just got
them in the wrong order ...
>Whatever, it's still frustrating and he'd been asked to tune to 440, which
>he plainly didn't. So, we're now looking for another piano tuner in
>the Toronto area...
>
>Dave
Frustrating indeed! As others have said, we just tune to each other. I've
also seen tuners (don't have one) on which you can set A=440 or another
frequency through a range of frequencies.
God bless,
Peter Sharp
Ballarat Australia