<HTML>In a message dated 4/18/0= 3 9:17:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tune4u@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">    1) Alway= s do your best--for pride, for professionalism, for the benefit of others. (Bach said he did it for the glory of God; can't top that.)    2) People CAN hear a well-tuned, well-played instrume= nt and do appreciate it. Even if we think they can't hear the difference, they really can.</F= ONT></BLOCKQUOTE> Alan, Just as importantly, even if THEY think they can't hear the difference, = they really can. Don't know how many times I've tuned pianos that people tho= ught were broken but in reality only needed a tuning(or two....:-). Good points, good post!  It's always nice to have your work appreci= ated! Dave Stahl <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">   &n= bsp;3) Good things happen when you follow #1 above.    4) Remember to have a bunch of !#*@$& business ca= rds on hand at all times! Very awkward to run out or have none when asked! I've never tuned for a concert, per se, but it was a thrill to hear my w= ork that way. Must be great, you who are concert tuners--unless the artist i= s a real jerk, of course.</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>