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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>No offence taken Terry.........I know you're one
of the good guys! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Confessions of a
"Lookerson"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As I sent my post, I hesitated, because I knew I was
being a little bit smarty pants. But I had not thought of the possibility
of the factory setting. Wow! 2000 regulations. I am as impressed as I am
humbled. I'll bet you can do a pretty efficient action regulation by
now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>That'll teach me to open up my smart
alec mouth!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(tail between legs.....)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry, Yes you are correct. One grand a day, 5 a
week at the bench in a factory and that included voicing. No
tuning during the day. That was night time and weekend work. It was a 45
minute drive each way to work. Yes I was very busy. Those were the start up
days. I had to work to buy a house and raise a family.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regulated over 2,000 pianos in a corrected 20 year
carrier? That's 200 regulations per year. That's almost one per day. Joe
Garrett's labor guide alots about 8 hours for a partial regulation and 13
hours for a full regulation. Not to mention voicing. Not to mention
driving to the job. Sorry to nit-pick, but you must be very busy!
Have you ever tuned a piano?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> After being taught by a master technician 8
hours a day, five day a week for about 1 year, and having regulated
and voiced over 2000 pianos and being in this business for 11 years,
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia<BR>Allied
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