In my youth as a cellist, we always used A 442 or 443Hz. Exception was if there 
was a piano, then we were of course constrained to 440 (and a tempered scale). 
The slightly sharp tuning always sounded better to me. 

73,
Josh W6XU

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> On Feb 28, 2015, at 2:44 PM, David and Dianne on Comcast <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> A: 440
> 
> Is what the concertmaster uses to tune the orchestra.
> 
> Really easy to listen to for long periods.
> 
> BTW there really is a strong correlation between learning to play music and 
> learning CW. Not a direct one.....but similar
> 
> My $.02
> 
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