<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    On older pianos needing lots of work, I'll often tell the customer, "We'll pitch raise and tune today, and maybe repair the most pressing need.  Next visit, we'll do further work and bit by bit, we'll bring this piano back to good playability."  Seems to appeal to most piano owners when faced with many costly repairs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>