<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Greetings Bob,</DIV> <DIV>         I wouldnt feeel bad about tuning once a year on those. Because of the firm friction points at the da capo bar, it works for you just as it works against you.</DIV> <DIV> It works against you because they are harder to get in tune and takes longer, and<STRONG> for</STRONG> you because once they are tuned, bcause of all that #$%^&* friction, they should stay in tune longer...<EM>and they usually do</EM>!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julia </DIV> <DIV>Reading. PA</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/23/2008 6:54:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, phil@philbondi.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>itunepiano@aol.com wrote:<BR>  I tune it once per year,  not 4 times per year as<BR>> I'm budgeted for.  <BR><BR>Is this the definition of tuning by rumor?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>