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<DIV>List,</DIV>
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<DIV>It's been a slow week for phone calls. Getting people to make
appointments around tax time is like extracting wisdom teeth. April ha=
s
traditionally been my slowest month, but I've kind of gotten used to it.&nbs=
p;
What's aggravating is when a customer calls to say that the piano I tuned a
couple of weeks ago doesn't sound "clear" according to her daughter and the
piano teacher(who came the day after I tuned it). </DIV>
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<DIV>The piano is a Kohler and Campbell console, circa 60s-70s, with false
strings throughout the treble. It had been tuned regularly, up to a ye=
ar
ago by a tuner who she thought did a great job, but whose card she "lost."&n=
bsp;
I suspect other things transpired. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The piano is right next to a door, and the weather has undergone big
changes in the last couple of weeks.</DIV>
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<DIV>When I tuned it it was 20-50cents flat. Hmm, great tuner...tuned =
a
year ago...next to a door...I should have begun the education process
here. Instead I put my nose to the grindstone, did a pitch raise--whic=
h
she somehow managed to talk me out of charging for (my first mistake!)--and =
as
good a tuning as I could get into the piano given the time and instrume=
nt
constraints. </DIV>
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<DIV>I agreed to go back and see if I can make the piano "sound better."&nbs=
p; I
don't mind doing this ONCE if I can educate a customer in the process. =
Don't know if that will happen, because it seems that some people choose to
remain ignorant. I hope this was the cork on a frustrating week...</DI=
V>
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<DIV>Thanks for being my wailing wall,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>