<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've = been wondering for a couple of years now. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am I = the only one who selects nice, crisp apples by tapping and listening to them? The = best ones have a nice high tone, nice attack and actually a bit of sustain.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surely = this is a common practice among piano tuners?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>My = wife finds it quite odd and amusing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jason</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>