<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hey, it takes all types. I am in the middle of installing my wife's = Christmas present stereo in her car. I've spent about 16 hours on it so = far, and likely have another 10 hours or so to go. I wonder what a pro might = charge me to do the job. Go figger. Some folks just like to jump in and = take a whack at it. Besides I get brownie points from my wife for doing = it!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <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> Monday, December 31, 2001 = 7:14 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ratchet = tuner</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>There are these hardy pioneer types who want to do = themselves everything they possibly can.  I used to be one of them, out of = financial necessity.  Nowadays, if I think my D-I-Y jobs will be = substandard, I am more prone to tune some extra pianos and use that money to pay someone = to come in and do the work for me. <P>On Dec. 21 I did something that is a little out of the ordinary for = me.  I actually invited help from the client!  But the job = was replacing elbows with the Vagias snap-on type, so you know a good bit = of the work can be done by a non-technician.  My beginning helper was a = pleasant strapping 19-year-old guy who was home for the holidays.  The mom = and a younger boy helped for a while, too.  I think we all enjoyed the = process, and they probably saved about fifty bucks. <P>Happy New Year, everyone! <P>Regards, <BR>Clyde Hollinger, RPT <BR>Lititz, PA, USA <P>Bigeartb@AOL.COM wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=-1>/Dear List:</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=-1>I' m  sure all of you have already had this experience but for me ....this = is a first. I tuned my first piano for a lady whose husband had worked = six hours with a socket and ratchet attempting to tune her piano because I = charged too much money. She told me after six hours of flustration he said to = her, "call that tuner. It'll be the best money I ever spent".  I pulled = strings up.... I pulled strings down.....I then tuned it twice....It sounded = really....really good. It cost him more money...She's happy...He's happy...and so am I.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT = face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>I love my job ....cause I' m good....Now he knows how good = I really am.</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Tommy = Black</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Birmingham, Ala</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>