<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I shouldn't think I need to explain my = statements in detail, but here goes. Much of my previous post was with tongue-in-cheek.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Most square grands are about 130 years old. Many = are in original condition (all that I have run across) - metal has rusted, felt = has hardened and been bug-eaten, glue joints are failing, wooden parts have = warped, etc. - you know, the things that happen to all pianos after 130 years. = Now if you can "fine" tune a piano like that, I most certainly tip my hat to = you - however, the quality and clarity of tuning that I can put on any piano = that old and worn is a far cry from the tuning that I can put on a new Kawai = grand piano, for example. So I simply state that you can't really "fine" tune = a square. You can tune them. I tune them. I rather enjoy tuning them = because I charge lots of $$ to tune them. Most techs in my area refuse to tune them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>So what is correctly? Bending over the = instrument and getting a backache? I have a broken vertebrae and simply cannot do it = that way. Have you not been in this business long enough to realize that there is = often more than one way to accomplish a task? Maybe after you've done piano = work a while you will learn this. Maybe bending works well for you. = Great.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>My square grand tunings lasting 10 or 20 years = is not a claim of technical fact, but rather a poke at many/most square grand = owners who choose to only tune them that often. I have no doubt that after the = typical 300-cent pitch raise and "fine" tuning, the piano sounds noticeably = worst a week later.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I like square grands. Most, even with all their deterioration have a very warm tone. I would like most of them more if = they weren't so deteriorated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></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"><BR> </DIV> <P> <DIV>Terry "The Farrell" said, " <DIV><FONT size=+0>It'll "fine" tune any square grand as much as any = square grand can be =</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>finely tuned. Besides, fine tuning a square grand = is an oxymoron - kinda =</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>like military intelligence - the two entities are = mutually exclusive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>And besides, I can sit at the keyboard to tune = and I can stand straight =</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>upright and walk afterwards! And not only that, = the tunings I put on =</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>squares with my rig last 10, 20 years - maybe longer!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Why do you persist is such idiosy? Sheesh! If ya = can't do it correctly, then leave it for someone who can! End of rant.<G> </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>