<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 5/25/01 8:58:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>cedel@supernet.com (Clyde Hollinger) writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Thanks for all your responses. It appears that nearly everyone mentions
<BR>the P22, and I do like them myself, in addition to the fact that a local
<BR>dealer sells them at a very good price.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>It is a very good choice for a school piano. Although I have seen some
<BR>recurring defects such as the highest single wound strings breaking and
<BR>hammer heads coming loose, these problems seem to have been corrected. It is
<BR>a *very* easy piano to service. I used to pride myself in being able to tune
<BR>the piano twice over completely, remove and replace the action, tighten all
<BR>flanges and adjust the capstans in 55 minutes.
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<BR>Good luck in dealing with the school district. Maintain your position.
<BR>Emphasize that there is more to piano service than tuning alone. They may
<BR>still go with the cheaper tuner but they may also learn their lesson the hard
<BR>way and come back to you afterwards. It's happened to me many times.
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<BR>Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>