Alan, Good to see you're still around! As for your question of: "Why exactly is that top octave in the piano anyway?" Well, grasshopper, it's there for them thar painer "noodlers" that likes ta schow off and tinkle rather than play fer real.<G> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Squares Need Love Too!<G> P.S. I did do another program, focusing on the extreme treble, but can't remember if it was taped or not. You might ask Randy Potter, as he's usually the one who tapes the programs. I know he has a very loooonng tape of a class titled "Concert Tuning The Upright". That one will show my approach to the upper treble. (Don't know if he's edited it yet, tho.)
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