<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"I don't think there is an easy way to tune them."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oh, yes there is!   :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"A nice piano but not worth the effort without a 3' handle on the hammer."<BR><BR>I find the Farrell Pivoting Super Extension Square Grand = Tuning Hammer with the 31-inch pivoting handle to make the job very much worth = the effort - and with no pain! The part that has the tuning tip is 18 inches = long, and the second part, from the pivot point to the end (where you would = hold it with it fully extended) is 13 inches.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Tuning these things really keeps you on your toes"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I take it all in...........sitting down!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hey, is your guy in New Bedford willing to pay travel expenses (and = time)? Aren't the trees real pretty about this time of year?<BR></DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jonpage2001@mediaone.net = href="mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net">Jon Page</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 18, = 2001 8:45 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Patrick = Poulson/Square Grands</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 01:51 AM 10/18/2001 -0300, you wrote:<BR><BR>> Pat and List,<BR>> Tis a pity that MODERN = Technicians, can't take the time to service Square Grands.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Hi Joe,<BR>Tell my back that, after I = have tuned one. (When I used to) I was sore for three days.<BR>I don't = think there is an easy way to tune them.<BR>Regards,<BR>John M. Ros</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Joe,<BR>There's a 7' Chickering Square in = New Bedford, Mass. that the owner is searching for a tuner.<BR>After many = years of servicing this piano I was not interested in prostrating myself across = the<BR>strings to tune it again.  A nice piano but not worth the = effort without a 3' handle on the hammer.<BR><BR>Tuning these things really = keeps you on your toes, </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>