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Standard Tuning Pitch of Orchestrions
By Timothy L'Amoureux

An add-on question.  I had once heard that someone tuned a Mills
Violano-Virtuoso to A-440 causing the plate to crack and break, because
the instrument us designed to be tuned at international pitch of A-435.
Is any of this true?

I have harbored this question for years only remembering it when there
was no one to clarify.  The question about standard pitch brought it
again to the surface.

Thanks,
Tim L'Amoureux

 [ The Mills Violano piano frame is known to be a bad design.
 [ The replica frames made by Don Barr are much improved.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 1 Apr 2013, 01:40:38 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Orchestrions, Pitch, Standard, Tuning

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