<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick Ucci asked: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>I'll be tuning my first square grand next week. Any tips or = advice would be welcome. Do I need an oblong tip or anything like that? What about = the proper pitch to set it at?<FONT face=Arial = size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two responses come to my mind: 1. If = you have to asked, you shouldn't be doing it. 2. Ya have to get your feet wet = sometime, but you need someone to mentor you, to avoid the MANY pitfalls of this type = of tuning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just preparing the piano and yourself = for this, is a whole different process, than "regular tuning". Proceed VERY = cautiously. Stock up on pain killers.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How tall are you? (yes, it is important!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>