<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Yes, how = I usually approach the octaves is similar, checking it with the double-octaves for = a 1 bps waver, and then when I am done, I go through and play all the = octaves across the keyboard for each note, confirming the musicality of the high = treble. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would be SO = LOST without the planner/contact/calendar on my Palm, even though the poor thing is a = dinosaur.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Ilex, I find the = treble too sharp on many pianos where I'm following up another tuner--myself = included!  Many of the pianos I tune are new, and very susceptible to = environmental change, and change from pitch raising or lowering. And then there are = those that I tune where the previous tuner was older, a known imbiber of = spirits(which also denigrates high-end hearing), or a lead guitarist in a heavy metal band. =   For me, the best way I've found to get appropriate stretch in = the right-hand side of the piano is to tune the 5ths and 12ths as perfect as = possible without making octave and double octaves too wide.  To my = ears, it is a very natural sounding stretch that often--though not always--agrees = with my etd.  As per another thread, the musicality of this is very = dependent on the voicing of the hammers. I would highly recommend getting a = pocket pc based etd.  I've found that I use the calendar and contact features = as much as Tunelab.  Just be sure to have everything backed up. =  DAMHIK. Dave Stahl </DIV></BODY></HTML>