Over sharp treble

[Nichols]

Ron,

     Definitely an age factor, or at least an over-all loss factor. I had 
an 18 year old drummer working for me (not tuning) that heard nothing but a 
"click" from F7 on up. Sad. I had a sweetheart older lady customer complain 
about the high end on her piano, and I wasn't able to resolve the complaint 
until I got her and her daughter (who was only 65ish) to come into the 
showroom. When she heard a 20k$ grand that sounded "as bad" as her console, 
she agreed that perhaps it wasn't the tuning. My Dad, on the other hand, 
kept a stellar treble until he retired. Lots of arpeggios. His bass, 
though..... whew! Could be up to 150 cents flat at C1. Not all of the 
notes, mind you. Just a couple that loss had stolen from him. Too many 
years with large ordinance for Uncle Sugar. Wear those ear plugs! Huh? 
Oh.... "Too late", you say? Say again?

Later,
Guy

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>Similarly, I've noticed that many senior technicians tune the high treble 
>way high. One 'tuner', who has thankfully since retired, was quite fond of 
>pulling top C up to the E fl above. As our hearing rolls off as we age, we 
>prefer the treble stretch to be wider. I don't know why, but its a 
>conclusion I've drawn, tuning from 22 years of age to 51.
>
>Ron O.