Hi list When I encounter a piano that is more than 20¢ flat I am able (sometimes) to bring parents of piano students to an understanding that leaving the piano flat will literally negatively affect the construction of the student's neural pathways as the student learns; analogous to attempting to learn a foreign language with a mouthful of marbles, or attempting to learn to read under a flickering strobe light with dark glasses on. When normal conditions are encountered, when the student then goes to play the teacher's piano which is at standard pitch, the student will have yet another disorienting experience with attempting to transfer learning structured with the flat piano and inappropriate aural reference to a piano which has been (hopefully) better maintained. Some folks get it and some don't. Best Anthony Wright
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