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<DIV>The Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 25 years ago, correlated the "least stressful" jobs (no idea what they mean) with highest paid, and number one was an actuary, number two was piano tuner. </DIV>
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<DIV>On the other hand, how many of us have done concert tuning for city institutions? Most stressful, lowest paid? :-)</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, STOP HAVING OPINIONS!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 01/25/07 17:25:56 Central Standard Time, PIANOTECHNICIAN writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>After 27 years in the business, I've concluded that the sense of fraternity and comradery among piano technicians is unique, probably because of the nature of our work. Does anyone out there disagree with me? And here's an interesting fact: An old girlfriend of mine who happened to be a world class musician, read an article about the most and least stressful jobs in the world. It was determined that the most stressful was air traffic controller, and the least stressful was "musical instrument repair."</DIV>
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<DIV>Jesse Gitnik</DIV>
<DIV>NYC</DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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