<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C829DA.AA99BAB0"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Yup!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)<o:p></o:p> R.P.T. (Registered Piano Technician)<o:p></o:p> AAA Piano Works, Inc.<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults<o:p></o:p> 260.417.1298<o:p></o:p> 260.432.2043<o:p></o:p>     www.aaapianoworks.com<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Willem Blees [mailto:wimblees@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 5:00 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: pre-stretching update<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Brian<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </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. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Honolulu</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">HI</st1:State></st1:place> Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com<o:p></o:p> </div> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Doepke <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bdoepke@verizon.net</st1:PersonName>> To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>' <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 2:56 pm Subject: pre-stretching update<o:p></o:p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_dabdf7f2-239c-41ad-87c1-d35a10b14ec7"> <div> <div> I could not build a stretching jig before installing the new string.� I took the advise 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.�� Then I slowly brought the string to � step above pitch and let it sit for awhile as I straightened up my tool kits in the van.� 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,� above correct pitch and left.� <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Thank you all for your input.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> R.P.T. (Registered Piano Technician)<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> AAA Piano Works, Inc.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> 260.417.1298<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> 260.432.2043<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     <a href="http://www.aaapianoworks.com/" target="_blank">www.aaapianoworks.com</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.8pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> 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>!<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>