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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jon,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree with this completely! I have a night
club who I have this same problem with. Sometimes the pianist calls me and
sometimes he calls a another tuner friend of mine. A few days later he
calls one of us and says that the piano is out of tune again. Having 2
tuners don't help... The piano is not one that will stay in tune any how,
2 techniques just makes it more unstable than it already is. Like you it
takes me 2 visits to get the piano to some what stay in tune.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 04, 2008 11:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> need some opinions</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>... informed
the pianist that I could not share such tunings with
another</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>tuner because
it would ultimately affect the piano...</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>I tell customers that it is better to have one tuner. Different tuners
tune differently</DIV>
<DIV>in regards to pin setting and stretch. I find that it takes two tunings
to get the piano</DIV>
<DIV>'back' to my style.</DIV>
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<DIV>I used to get a call from one lady every few years. I seemed that she
liked to</DIV>
<DIV>'spread the wealth' and give every tuner in the area a turn. The piano
was always</DIV>
<DIV>dreadful but after a few of my sessions she realized that my tunings
lasted longer</DIV>
<DIV>and had me tune consecutively for a few years, then she moved.</DIV>
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<DIV>I had the situation again recently and told the owner to pick a tuner, if
she insisted</DIV>
<DIV>on multiple tuners, count me out. Not just for tuning stability but for
service</DIV>
<DIV>and maintenance.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>