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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Is it actually possible to do a touchup, on
someone else's tuning?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I don't believe it is.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>So an answer might have been, I only do touchups,
on my own tunings.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:59
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Deal...or No Deal?</DIV>
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<DIV> A couple of thoughts on this and similar
situations:</DIV>
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<DIV>1) WE determine what a piano needs, not the client. How often have
we all been told that a piano "only needs a few strings adjusted" or the like
when it actually needs two passes? The only thing that is certain is
that if it is <SPAN class=correction id="">noticeably</SPAN> out of tune to
the client in any way, it is probably far worse than they think (or
hope).</DIV>
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<DIV>2) "If you give it away, who will pay for it?" People tend to value
what they pay for MORE than what they get for free. I have learned this
lesson all to many times early on both as a technician and as a
musician.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Eder R.P.T.</DIV>
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<DIV>He explained to me that they had a concert at the church a couple of days
ago and the piano had been tuned for the concert. They are having
another concert this Saturday night and a couple of notes have slipped out of
tune. </DIV>
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