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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One must have a certain amount of confidence in his/her =
abilities in
order to go out in the world and make a living working on pianos as we
do. I think I normally have enough, born of 30+ years of doing
this. That is……..until – like yesterday – =
I encounter
a Famous Maker model K. I left the customer’s home convinced =
that I
was the worst pin twister in the state if not the world! =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What a terrible combination, that instrument. The high =
price (exorbitant
price?) combined with the Famous Maker decal on the front leads the =
customer to
have great expectations. Somehow the funky tone at the south end =
of the
long bridge must be the tuner’s fault, and the false beats mean he =
can’t
tune. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sorry about the rant. I’ve resorted to simple jobs =
today,
busing keys, cleaning etc. Maybe I’ll learn this business =
yet!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>__________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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10.0pt'>David M. Porritt, RPT</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> of the =
Arts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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w:st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType =
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:=
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w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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