<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Rick,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I tuned for Dino many, many years ago. I never actually met him and the piano was a rented Yamaha (I don't recall for sure, but it was either a GH-1 grand or a P22 upright). The only feed back I got at the time was that the event had gone well. Coincidentally, I recently tuned for one of the sponsoring churches of that concert. Based on that experience and more recent conversations with a person who was on the organizational committee for that long ago concert, my supposition would be that he is pretty easy to please.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> Good luck!</DIV><DIV>will wickham</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>On May 10, 2006, at 7:40 AM, Rick Bazemore wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>I have been called to do what I would consider my first real concert tuning. The pianist is Dino (well known in Christian circles) and the piano will be a Yamaha C7 (I believe) that hasn't been tuned/serviced in at least 3 years (church). I have already determined that I will approach this in two stages spanning 2 days due to the limited amount of time available on the day of the concert. I am planning to do a pitch-raise and as much prep work as possible on day 1 and then return the next day (piano will be moved a small distance of 4-5 ft. on the morning of day 2 after a graduation ceremony) to retune and be present during the sound-check with the artist.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would like to receive advice regarding the sequence of concert work as well as insight into the artist's expectations from any of you who might have tuned for Dino.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV><BR><BR>Rick Bazemore, RPT<BR>Social Circle, GA<BR>www.pianosintune.com<DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR size="1"><A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.</A> PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>