<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Terry "the Farrell" asked: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>How is it we "know" how pianos originally sounded 100+ years ago? I know =</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>some piano tuners are old, but........"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>The answer, IMHO, is to do a complete/meticulous Restoration, (as opposed to Rebuilding/Remanufacturing/Overhauling/Fiddling with.<G>), of a few. Once one has done this, you begin to have a clearer idea what that sound was. Although, not as accurate as a time machine, it's what we've got to go on.</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>