Hi David Hard to judge these things from afar to be sure. That said... depending on the piano, its climate and the usage level an instrument can hold a quite nice tuning for quite a stretch... sometimes well into a two month period. What does the <<quite nice tuning>> mentioned above actually mean ?? Good enough for most any concert situation by just about any pianist. Misunderstand me correctly... this is not to say the tuning could not be tweaked and sweetened... even more then just a smidgen. But it does mean that octaves, temperament and unisons should be more then acceptable. Qualifiers !!.... very stable climate, very good piano, and a darned accomplished piano technician... and last but not least... reasonable low usage levels. All this said... I run into the kind of customer you mentioned on rare occasion as well. We all do I suppose. What can you do ?... Fool me once .... etc. I go out of my way to meet a customers need... but go out of my way to make sure that when a customer is trying to misuse me it becomes very quickly obvious to both that this is the case. Cheers RicB
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