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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Will:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry to take so long to write back. I =
am in the
Adirondacks of NYS, About 54 mi. north of Glens Falls.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was wonder if you knew where I could =
get flange
screws wit crinkled washers for a Karnich and Bach upright. Also, =
removing and
returning the action to its place in the piano has been giving me =
constant
headhaches: it does not seem to line up with the key buttons. Very =
strange
design. Any wisdom on how to deal with this piano?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne </FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
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href="mailto:wwickham@stny.rr.com">Will
Wickham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, =
2006 10:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: What's a fair =
price to
charge for tuning a piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wayne,<BR><BR>I'm in the Fingerlakes and Southern Tier =
area.
We've got pretty good coverage of tuners in this area. Are you in NY =
as
well?<BR><BR>A basic tuning in this area is pretty much just a tuning. =
Depending on the tuner it might include fixing an occasional sticky =
key or
other simple service, but anything more time consuming will likely be =
a
separate charge. I don't know about others in the area, but I don't =
charge
mileage or change my fee for different locations. I tend to group =
appointments
to save travel time and expense. I do discount churches and schools as =
well as
the store I tune for regularly. They do pay better than $15 per
tuning!<BR><BR>will<BR><BR>On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:27 PM, Wayne M. =
Williams
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Dear =
Will:<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>waht
part of NYS is that. there aren't alot of tuners up here. A basic =
tun
depends on distance traveled, time needed to tune, and if the =
clients are
repeat customers or =
institutions.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Rural
areas demand a lot of
traveling.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY><=
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