<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A customer contacted me about a birdcage last week.  I said I would tune it at 2-3 times my normal rate, and there would be a service call charge if I couldn't tune it for any reason.  I think I scared her away!   Bob.</font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Marcel Carey <mcpianos@hotmail.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 9:37 pm<br> Subject: RE: Oblong Tuning Tips<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_dadf343d-b940-4b0c-93e3-711eb3376d6d" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><br> Terry,<br> <br> Don't you see it ? This is a God sent message that He doesn't want you to get in <br> trouble with this piano. Listen to His words and RUN AWAY. ;-)<br> <br> Marcel Carey<br> Sherbrooke, QC<br> ________________________________<br> > From: <a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a><br> > To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> > Subject: Oblong Tuning Tips<br> > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:55:13 -0500<br> > <br> > I had trouble today saying no. I told a lady I'd tune her old English <br> birdcage......<br> > <br> > My oblong tuning tip is way too big - I guess it must just be for square <br> grands - it spins on the English birdcage pins. What kind of tip do I need? I <br> see Harpsicord levers in the Schaff catalog, but they come with star tips. They <br> have a European tuning lever, but that comes with either a star or square tip - <br> these pins are definitely oblong.<br> > <br> > Anyone? Help!<br> > <br> > Terry Farrell<br> > Farrell Piano<br> > <br> > <a href="http://www.farrellpiano.com" target="_blank">www.farrellpiano.com</a><br> > <a href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</a><br> <br> _________________________________________________________________<br> <br> <br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>