<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger:<BR><BR><BR><BR>> = Bob,<BR>> I totally agree with your thoughts, but how many clients will pay<BR>> = the freight when the subject is first brought up?<BR><BR>Freight for what? = You don't have to move the piano to dress a capo bar....<BR>if I'm reading you = right! (<EM>Although I have heard of some who tell the client</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>the piano has to be taken to the = shop to prefrom the ardus task of lost</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>motion)</EM><BR><BR>>The glue is = a band aid,<BR>> that buys some time, so that a) you can reschedule = .<BR><BR>Why would you put a band aid on something to buy time, to do the = correct<BR>repair. This is only costing the client more, and in all likely = hood<BR>confusing the client at the same time!<BR><BR> b) get through a<BR>> = performance situation.  I would not advise dropping a string the day of<BR>>the concert.<BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Regards Roger<BR>><BR><BR>Done = it, no problems! I'm assuming that the strings are original, have been = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>up to pitch for some time. If so, then = I repeat.....no problems! ;~}<BR><BR><BR>Warm regards,<BR><BR>Bob = <BR><BR>PS. If you "totally agree" with my thoughts............why the questions????<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>