<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi Don,  like yours,  my real world is pitch raises up to 100 cents  but for testing purposes and moving just one string, I would think 2 cents flat would need minimal compensation, besides, the time allowed is plenty of time to tune the center strings twice to correct any slippage or errors.  I wonder if that has ever been tested with an ETD, or is it just generally held perceptions?  I once tested for a Steinway dealer, who showed me the piano and told me to tune it 2 cents higher.  I guess that test worked for them.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The current PTG test does accurately measure tuning abilities to a min standard- I'll give it that.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob Maret, RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>