Since no one else dares to stand up for sq. grands, I guess I will, fool that I may be. Although every square I have ever worked on has given me a painful experience, I must say that I have left a few of these coffins with grateful customers. I would rather tune the worst piano in the world for someone who would try to play it than tune a beautiful grand piano for a customer who doesn't care about it. If you will also think back 150 years or so, both Mrs. Smith and Chopin lived with the pianos of the time, before the advent of the modern grand. It is possible for more music to come out of one of these ancient instruments than ever comes out of some of the nice new pianos I have occasion to tune. Yes, there must be a good reason to try to make a working musical instrument out of a square grand. Maybe it's better left alone or turned into a desk. But it shouldn't be categorically denied a chance. The odds are that the square mentioned in this thread isn't worth pursuing. But if the owner has a love for it that overcomes the high expense involved and the poor performance and sound to be expected when it is compared to a modern piano, then there is certainly some hope. Bob Anderson Tucson,AZ
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