<HTML>I usually play something = in D flat.  Don't know why, but I love that key.  Don't like C sha= rp much, though....:-)  I sometimes play Clair de Lune, other times I'l= l play Chopin's Berceuse, and when I'm in the mood I play a lullabye I wrote= for my son when he was born.  It's a very warm key, and people always = respond well.   If it's a really responsive piano with quick repetition, I'll play a Sca= rlatti sonata with lots of repeated notes. Dave Stahl n a message dated 3/13/03 8:37:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, stars@telepo= rt.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hey Y'all, I've been out of town for a few weeks taking care of my mother as she re= covers from a knee replacement surgery. Haven't kept up on the digests, but = just read the last one and a question came to mind. What tunes do you use as your 'test' tunes to play when you are finished= tuning? I know this is highly irrelevant, but I find the choice of favorite= s interesting with the different technicians I've had work on my pianos over= the years. As a non-professional, I can tell you that when a customer hears her pia= no played by someone who has just finished tuning it, and hears the sound bo= unce around the house of a tune that is part of the technicians toolbox, it = just feels and sounds so neat to hear - how do you pick 'em? Which one do yo= u use? And if there is a reason - why? </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>