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Below is the table relating to the 5 most popular pitch’s of the past 200 years. Today’s orchestra will tune to British Standard 440hz @ A. This relates to the pipe organ being tuned to 523.3 @
Normal Continental. Queens Hall USA PMA 1891 or French New
Philharmonic. 1896 or RAM
British Standard. American Federation of Musicians Universal Low Pitch.
Medium or Old RSA
English Old Philharmonic or Concert Pitch.
Tenor C
258.6
261
261.6
264
270
C#
274
276.6
277.2
279
286.5
D
290.3
293
293.7
296.3
303.5
D#
307.6
310.4
311.1
314
321.6
E
325.9
328.8
329.6
332.6
340.7
F
345.3
348.4
349.2
352.4
360.9
F#
365.8
369.1
370
373.3
382.4
G
387.6
391.1
392
395.5
405.2
G#
410.6
414.3
415.3
419.1
429.2
A
435
439
440
444
454
A#
460.9
465.1
466.2
470.4
481.8
B
488.3
492.8
493.9
498.3
510.4
MiddleC
517.3
522
523.3
528
540