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<DIV><FONT size=2>When Tony Bennett played NE Minnesota in about "93 =
the
contract called for tuning "before the sound check, rehearsal, 1st and =
2nd
shows." Once prior to a performance then doesn't, by comparison, seem =
like
overkill.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Roy Ulrich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM"
title=BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM>BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 21, =
2000 6:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ..stability =
issue..</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>If the pianos are played every day for =
an extended
period of time, and are <BR>getting twangy between full tunings, why =
not
establish a touch-up schedule <BR>daily? It will take you 5 mins =
for
each piano daily and you can charge <BR>appropriately, a service call =
perhaps?
<BR><BR>During the large festivals, we do a complete tuning on every =
piano
every day, <BR>and touch-ups start as early as 5 hours later, around =
1pm and
continue every <BR>45 mins or so until 7pm. <BR><BR>I remember one guy =
by the
name of Johnny Bacheman who played at a local New <BR>Orleans bar. =
He
was a small, lightweight person who played the hardest of <BR>any =
person I
have ever seen. I was on a daily tuning for this piano and not =
<BR>a day
went by that he did not break at least 2 bass strings and 1 treble. =
I
<BR>could not have played as hard as he did with a hammer....When you =
get one
of <BR>these, you ask yourself how is it possible? =
<BR><BR>not to
ramble, but I would suggest a daily touch-up if distance is not
<BR>prohibitive. <BR>tom mc nabb</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>