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[Farrell]

No, I would lubricate the entire pin, from top to bottom. I'm not sure where 
you are headed with your comment.

My point was to ask whether the technician made a common practice of 
removing all the keys to lubricate and including that service within his/her 
normal "tuning fee". As Terry Peterson pointed out, if the standard tuning 
fee is high enough, then go for it if you feel that is providing optimal 
service. However, most technicians have a standard tuning fee that 
incorporates little more than a basic tuning (hey, I remove the fallboard on 
grands and clear out the debris, etc., etc).

The point here is, for $75 or $100+ (depending on location) are you going to 
do a good tuning AND remove the action from a grand and remove the stack and 
remove the keys and lubricate and put it all back together for just your 
tuning fee?

Sorry, not me.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
> If you were going to lubricate the keypins where do you think you would do 
> that?   At the bottom of the key?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>>As in remove all the keys and lubricate keypins? No additional fee? You
>>can't be serious!
>
>>Terry Farrell
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>> <<My standard tuning fee includes removing action and keys, cleaning out
>>> all
>>> debris, lubricating keypins, where required, and checking for foreign
>>> objects.
>>> Compliments of the season to all,
>>> Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner.>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope your "standard tuning fee" is at least $250! My "standard tuning
>>> fee" consists of a "standard tuning."
>>>
>>> Terry Peterson
>