Hi again folks, I forgot to say that when I was back in Jaques Samuels piano shop looking at the Fazioli again the next day (Tuesday) the tuner came in and tuned it - a blind tuner called Jeff (Geoff?) Lloyd. He was quite happy for me to stay while he worked. I was pleased to note that, like me, he doesn't wildly stretch the high treble, and he spoke disparagingly of those who end up half a semitone sharp at the top. (Also nice to see that the Fazioli was well-behaved and tuned beautifully). Also, I noticed in Steinway Hall on Monday that their tuner was using a Papps wedge on an upright, not a continuous felt muting strip. So that was two of my tuning prejudices confirmed on that trip! Best regards, David.
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