<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Joe, I'm 6' 0" and I sit at a square grand to tune it. No way = would I =<BR>ever bend/stoop to tune. I will bend over for a few seconds to = get =<BR>started on the correct tuning pin - but after that you don't need = to =<BR>inspect each pin - there is a bit of a pattern to their arrangement!<BR><BR>For any piano other than a square grand or a = birdcage I will quote my =<BR>normal tuning fee. If someone wants me to tune either of = those two, I =<BR>quote my square-grand/birdcage hourly fee (25% greater = than my normal =<BR>on-site hourly rate)."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And you either have arms like a gorilla = or you are using a lever that is too long to achieve a solid tuning, IMO! = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for your price...It's waaaaay too = low!!!!!! My fee for squares is DOUBLE my regular rate. My fee for Over-Damper = pianos/Players is 50% higher!</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>