<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Tuning Notes</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>   =         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 artist ju= dge 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 </BODY> </HTML>