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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As the great Johnny Carson said, (as =
the know-all,
see-all Swami) : I hold in my hand the answer to the loose tuning pin =
problem!
(Yeah, right! :-()</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am I the only one singled out for this =
idiocy? Or,
did the rest of youse guys/gals receive one, as well? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For those less fortunate (?), it's a =
little plastic
thingee w/a rotating thingee that ratchets. The rotating thingee has a =
square
hole in it, that a tuning pin would obviously fit into.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The text of the accompanying letter is =
as
follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Hello,"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"It is called a Tune =
Holder."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"It is an aid to piano tuning. With it, =
there will
bew no more replacing tuning pin blocks that are rimmed and will not =
hold the
tuning pins from turning! Also, there will be no more replacing grooved =
pressure
bars!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"I offer this one to you as a gift. =
Please accept
this gift as an introduction to the Tune Holder."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"I hope you gave, (should be have), =
kept a list of
all those beaurtiful olde pianos that people have that are out of tune, =
but
would cost too much to tune up, because with the Tune Holder they will =
play
again at a very low cost. They can be easily tuned in their own
homes."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Easy to install, just loose the bad =
string, make
sure to place the Tune Holder on the pin so it will turn freely in the =
clockwise
direction and slowly tune it. If you over tune, just use a screwdrive to =
remove
the Tune Holder, and start over."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"For more information call (760)
218-0077"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Yours,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mason Nile"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Obviously, an ill-informed, =
mechanically talented,
entrepneur, looking to make a gazillion bucks off us stupid pianer
tooners!<G> I'm sure this individual is serious, as the sample =
"Tune
Holder" is well made, (injection mould, plastic, process). There are at =
least
three, and I suspect four parts to these little gems, so a great deal of =
effort
was put into them, IMO. However, I doubt Mr. Nile has a clue about how a =
piano
is tuned, or for that matter, the basic structure of a
pianer!<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just curious if anyone else was so very =
fortunate
to receive this marvelous "sample"?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>