Hi, At 06:31 AM 1/30/2011, you wrote: >In message ><10C5CAD3-4C68-4177-9795-EDBA987E07F9 at allegiance.tv>, >Mr. Mac's <tune-repair at allegiance.tv> writes >>Barrie, >> >>What year might that have been? >> >>Keith >> >>On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:24 AM, Barrie Heaton wrote: >> >>> One was done in the UK with 5 tuners on 5 uprights each piano was > >>tuned I believe 35cens below pitch > >> 3rd 4th place was the ETD the standard was very high on all 5 tunings >¦ > >I will have to ask it may have been around 2005 >I did not attend just read the results I think that is correct. A very good friend of mine is one of the main tuning examiners (at least in the London area). He has related this story to me before. I've also gathered that the overall standard of tuning is noticeably higher in the UK than here; although, I'm not sure that situation hasn't changed with most of the former schools closing in the last couple of decades. Best. Horace >Barrie, > >-- >Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ >AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ >Piano Castors http://www.piano-safety- >castors.co.uk/ >
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