<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Tuning Notes</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE>h= ey kids----I sent this the first time w/out finishing it---not the first tim= e I’ve made my move too soon. <g>      =     Stretching the bass? I heard of stretching the top octaves but = how does one stretch the bass? thanks, Julie, </BLOCKQUOTE> Oooohhhhh, a huge can of worms. How the bass is tuned is how most ar= tists judge a piano. IMO. I’ll say 95%---and I’m being a bit generous---of the tunings I = follow up on within 2 to 14 days---and usually in a well-controlled micro-en= vironment of studio, store, or expensive house/venue. (and remember, friends= , we’re in fabulous Mediterranean Southern California---stability made= flesh)....uhh...anyway, 95% of those tunings are from a little to a LOT sha= rp in the bass, in my system. The trick, the challenge, the game, is to get = the note juuust on the flat side of “beatless;” if you pay atten= tion to your body at this time, you’ll feel the octave move down in yo= ur body; Checking the 5th above, you’ll hear (if you’re patient and can = wait a couple seconds for the garbage to pass) an almost beatless interval, = the 5th being slightly, and I mean slightly flat--- 1 beat per 3-4 seconds.  Checking the fourth, it will be way mo= re active than the 5th, and on good pianos, you can clearly hear the 4th bea= ting slowly, perhaps .5 to 1.5 bps. I listen to 4ths and 5ths all the way do= wn to A0.  They’re the best, best automatic stretch calculator fo= r the bottom of the piano. IMO. Let the games begin----- Best, David Andersen </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>