<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Today I had the unique experience of tuning  and repairing (or = at least attempting to) and Kimball spinet player. When I went to take the kneeboard off, I had to remove a block of wood that was stapled beneath = the keybed blocking the spring that holds the kneeboard in place. It would = appear that the kneeboard had not been removed since the piano was manufactured = in 1971. I asked the lady when it was last tuned. She said she bought it in = 1971 and had never tuned it because it didn't need it. This was <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>THE MOST OUT-OF-TUNE</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000000>  piano I have ever heard!  </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>WOW! </STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000000>A = 250-cent pitch raise and a Vallotti/Fairchild tuning made it sound like......er, = a......little Kimball - but in tune! Couldn't get the player to work though, not = enough vacuum being produced apparently (this is actually the reason she called a = piano technician in the first place - not because it was out of tune). Gonna = have to get a pro in to look at it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How in the world can someone buy a piano and not have it tuned for = 30 years? Absolutely amazing. I'm glad she called me. It was profitable = (but only appropriately so)! She's happy. I'm happy!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V></BODY></HTML>