<HTML> In a message dated 10/14/03 4:52:35 AM, cedel@supernet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">If I were to encounte= r a situation like yours, I would probably try to contact the person who hir= ed me and inform them that I can't concentrate on my work under those circum= stances, and try to work out a better time for the next tuning. </BLOCKQUOTE> I did in fact ask in advance about the availability of the piano. They origi= nally asked me to come at noon, but I asked if I would be interfering with l= unch activities and indeed lunch was from noon to one, so they told me the p= iano would be available after one.  I came at two.  If I'm asked back I'll have to be more specific about my needs...and about t= he definition of the word "available". Tom Sivak </HTML>