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MOVE-4-U

1 Thales Drive, Arnold
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 7NF
England

We specialize in moving upright pianos local or to any part of the uk we are fully experienced insured & have public liabilty cover

BG Removals & Storage

252 Alfreton Road
http://www.bg-removals.co.uk
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 5LS
England

Are you looking for a local, professional and affordable removal service?

Phil Taylor Pianos

2 Clay Bank Villas,
Blidworth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG21 0QS
England

Concert Quality rebuilt Grand pianos for the discerning pianist (personally rebuilt by Phil.

A.E.Lawrence Restorations

Farndon Green
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG8 IDU
England

French Polishing and Spray Polishing, scratch removal and repairs to veneer. Also happy to quote for non piano work.

Tudor Polishers

59 conifer crescent
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 9EP
England

We are a long established family business of french polishers providing a 1st class service with a personal touch.Our specialized skills

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Clement Pianos Hire

221 Lenton Boulevard
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2BY
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We hire out Bluthner model 4 grand age one year old Various Kawai uprights. Deliver nationwide

Clement Pianos Practice Teaching Rooms

221 Lenton Boulevard
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2BY
England

Practice / Teaching Rooms At Clement Pianos we have several practice rooms that are suitable for individual practice or for teachers who wish to ...

Robin Hood Removals

59-61 Alfreton Rd
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 3JL
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Hi Everyone I'm Asif Mehdvi, Owner of Robin Hood Removal company, Based in the United Kingdom. We have trained employees with over 14 years of ...

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Did You Know Piano Facts

Concert Pitch
What is Standard Pitch or Concert Pitch and why do we need it? Standard Pitch is a universal frequency or note that all instruments are set to. Todayís standard pitch is A440 or C523.3 and this concert pitch enables musicians to play instruments together in harmony. A form of standard pitch has been around ever since two individuals wished to play two instruments together or sing to an instrument. A tuning fork is normally used to set the pitch. However, in the past, pitch pipes have been used, and today electronic tuning forks are also used, but the most common is the tuning fork. The tuning fork was invented by John Shore in 1711 and it had a pitch of A423.5. He was the sergeant trumpeter to the Court and also lutenist in the Chapel Royal.
Of course, once you have your "A" or "C" set to a pitch, the rest of the instrument will have to be tuned. A scale is set in the middle and this scale also determines the pitch of all the twelve notes in the octave. The most common system used to day is known as equal temperament. This sets the pitches of the twelve notes so that the player can play the instrument in all keys by dividing the roughness equally among the twelve notes. The roughness is called the "wolf." This term may have come about because if the "wolf" is not set right the instrument will be howling out of tune.
Like standard pitch A440, equal temperament is not the only tuning scale that has been used. Ptolemy started using just intonation in 136 AD. Meantone tuning was perfected by Salinas in 1577 AD. Equal temperament was proposed by Aristoxenus, a pupil of Aristotle, and had been in use in China for some centuries before. It would seem that equal temperament was used in North Germany as early as 1690. In 1842 the organ of St. Nicholas, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was tuned to equal temperament, and this is believed to be the first organ to be tuned in this way in England for a concert. Willis the organ builder did not use equal temperament until 1854. However, in 1846 Walter Broadwood directed Mr. Hipkins the head piano tuner at the company to instruct their tuners in the use of equal temperament. Mr. Hipkins used two tuning forks, one for meantone at A433.5 and one for equal temperament at A436. Meantone was the most common scale used at that time. See Ed Foote for more information on the use of meantone on today's pianos.
Musicians are not the only people to work with pitch. In 583 BC, a Greek philosopher called Pythagorus was making use of the monochord. This device is simply a soundbox with a single string stretched over a movable bridge, the position of which can be determined by a scale marked on the soundbox. This was more of a scientific instrument than a musical one. Before this time, the Egyptians and Greeks made use of the monochord. For 5000 years, it was used to make intricate mathematical calculations. The ratio of intervals and many other facts that make up the fundamentals of acoustic science were discovered using the monochord. Pythagorus used a pitch of 256Hz on his monochord. The study of mathematics was known as philosophy in the time of Plato.