<div>Brian</div> <div> </div> <div>Did you tell the customer that the string will go out of tune after a while? If not, then she might think you didn't tune her piano. <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke@verizon.net><br> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 2:56 pm<br> Subject: pre-stretching update<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_dabdf7f2-239c-41ad-87c1-d35a10b14ec7> <STYLE></STYLE> <STYLE> #AOLMsgPart_2_dabdf7f2-239c-41ad-87c1-d35a10b14ec7 table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</STYLE> <div class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I could not build a stretching jig before installing the new string. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I took the <SPAN class=GramE>advise</SPAN> of some smart techs out there and focused on making the string tight in the tuning pin hole and securing the wraps and tapping down the string at the hitch pin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then I slowly brought the string to ½ step above pitch and let it sit for awhile as I straightened up my tool kits in the van. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After about 15 minutes, I checked the pitch of the string and it had not dropped at all, so I tuned it “slightly”, very slightly, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>above correct pitch and left. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you all for your input.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">R.P.T. (Registered Piano Technician)</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">AAA Piano Works, Inc.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><EM><B><I><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">260.417.1298</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><EM><B><I><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">260.432.2043</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">    <A href="http://www.aaapianoworks.com/" target=_blank>www.aaapianoworks.com</A></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></div> </div> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>