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Can tuning down to 432hz hurt my harp?
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  • October 30, 2014 at 11:01 pm #183144
    Timbre
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    I had an odd recording request. I’m supposed to play a session next weekend, and he records all his music at 432 instead of 440. Any idea if tuning my whole harp down to 432 could mess with my soundboard tension?

    October 30, 2014 at 11:01 pm #183145
    Timbre
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    To clarify, I play a concert grand.

    October 31, 2014 at 12:47 am #183147
    Biagio
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    No it should not hurt it at all.

    Biagio

    November 1, 2014 at 9:37 am #183164
    carl-swanson
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    It won’t hurt the instrument at all, but the harp initially will probably not stay in tune very well. Strings tend to want to return to where they were. So if you tune down to 432 on the morning of the session, the harp will probably go sharp while you work. I would advise changing the tuning maybe two days in advance, and tuning it several times a day so it stays there.

    November 2, 2014 at 8:20 pm #183208
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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    What will hurt is if you suddenly bring it back up to pitch all at once. You have to do that gradually.

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