<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>Thw engineer who designed a prototype for the self tuning piano applied for a membership in the PTG several years ago and attended a meeting of the KC PTG.</DIV> <DIV>When I talked with him he <EM>seemed</EM> somewhat unaware of the many aspects of piano technology (causes for a piano changing pitch, pinblocks, etc).My understanding is that the trial with a piano mfgr. was unsuccessful and had been scrapped.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Carl</DIV> <DIV>Knott Piano Services</DIV> <DIV>Belton, MO (KCMO)</DIV></BODY></HTML>