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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"Yesterday I had occasion to tune a Yamaha U1 =
upright for
a lady that just moved into my area from a town upstate (Fairmont WV). =
She said
that her tuner in Fairmont, a former coal miner, said that it was =
imperative
that her piano be "de-tuned" before being moved to protect the =
soundboard,
plate, etc. from damage due to the strain and jostling brought on by the =
move.<BR><BR>Sure enough, every string had the pitch lowered almost =
completely
slack, just enough tension to hold the coils in place!!<BR><BR>And he =
charged
her a full tuning fee to do it =
"€ŠæË߇..."<BR><BR><BR>What a =
mess....the mind
reels:-(<BR><BR>Even though this yutz is out of the mines he's still in =
the
dark."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>That will make good money for you =
!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Two pitch raises+ two
tunings...</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Q.</FONT></DIV>
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