<HTML>In a message dated 4/23/02 5:35:35 PM Central Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I don't think human intelligence has gone up much since 50 years ago (I can think of many examples - but this is not a political list!) - I can only assume they were taught that way. Is that correct? Terry Farrell   </BLOCKQUOTE> Terry It has nothing to do with lack of intelligence or age. It is primarily a result of laziness, and perhaps combined with a "I don't give a damn about a Kincaid piano" attitude.  I might even have contributed to this kind of thinking. If a Kincaid was 20 or 30 cents low, and it is the end of a hard day, and I'm tired, and its hot, and its late, and, and, ....., I might just say, "hell, its only Kincaid, nobody's gona hear the difference." Next thing you know, the pitch is down 50 cents, then 70, etc.  I am not excusing it, but it can happen. Now, maybe you think I'm one of those, er,.... "more experienced" tuners, but don't lump us all together, because tomorrow, I'll tune your sox off. :) Wim </HTML>