From pages 170 & 171:

[T]he multilateral treaties, conventions and agreements of an economic or technical character enumerated below … shall alone be applied as between Germany and those of the Allied and Associated Powers party thereto:

. . . .

(22) Convention of November 16 and 19, 1885, regarding the establishment of a concert pitch.

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So not only did they fuck up by setting the stage for WWII but they ALSO fucked up that A442 is the way to go.

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You mean 432?

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I was about to joke how that probably contributed to WWII, but it turns out they had already pushed it into Germany and Italy 30 years before WWI.

But, humm… Unless it was Japan’s reason to join.

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but A=440…

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The problem is pitch inflation.

Basically, tuning slightly higher than what the composer intended, will make the performance sound more brilliant.

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Speedrunners will it to A=500 before you know it

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444 is also insane, fyi

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What if it’s death march as the second piece and your want to tune lower, do you need to re tune your piano or do you carry your 2nd piano in your pocket?

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Oh, I understand. I kinda glazed over it saying concert pitch in the headline.

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My sweet summer child

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Oh gimme a break I misread the headline. I’m way to old to be called a child by anyone.

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