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<DIV><SPAN class=385584204-28012004><FONT color=#000080>I've been =
tuning New
Asian Pianos since the early days of my carreer, and I must say I have =
gotten no
sicker than I already am. Perhaps I am the wrong person to respond as I =
am
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>-Phil =
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Topperpiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:59 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Dangers of Asian =
pianos<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Ok Folks, I know there must be someone out =
there
who can knowingly comment on this. Is it possible to contract =
bird flu
from tuning an Asian piano? I know this sounds like a stupid =
question
but all it takes according to the New York Times is some dried bird
doo/dust. How much of this could be in an Asian piano? I =
mean all
it would take is one fly over prior to boxing and shipping. =
Think about
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