>>Doug;
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>>How about FoxPro "A Natural"! :) 440 hz will do!
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>>Did you know that in Mozarts time A Natural = 417 hz? I have no clue how this was determined but it is well documented. Now when someone says to me, “give me an ‘A’”! I reply – which one”? :)
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>>"A" Natural has also been 430.5, 435, 454, and 460 hz. There is "nothing like a standard"! If you were to tune a piano designed for A Natural = 417 to 460 hz, you would have a pile of expensive wood. :)
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>Tom,
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>Does this mean that all of Mozart's pieces are now pitched too high?< g >
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>I always wondered about the phrase "A 440". I mean I knew what the 440 stood for, I just never understood the necessity for marking a tuning fork with it. Now I know at least part of the reason.
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>BTW, I use an "A 440" tuning fork to tune my guitars.

George;

I have many different tuners - pipes, electronic and a tuning fork. When I use my tuning fork I feel like I am helping the California energy problem by conserving electrons! :)

My latest guitar from Spain is interesting. As each string is tuned the guitar will resonate at maximum volume when the correct pitch is reached. Imagine how complex the construction of an instrument is to behave like this! Six different pitches giving maximum volume! Interesting!

When there is sound in the room with the guitar you can feel the guitar resonate. Even another guitar being played causes this instrument to vibrate. This is one of the finest instruments I have ever played including Santos and Hauser guitars, and it is 1/10 the cost of either. I have talked several other guitarists into buying this model and we are all amazed at the quality of Ricardo Sanchis Carpio guitars.

Tom