<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Kevin, As I would be tuning such a piano I'm sure some thoughts would be turning around in my head, such as:  Since I have a waiting list almost year-round, do I tell the client to call someone else to service the piano in the future because I find it too frustrating to deal with?  Or, that there will be a surcharge on the tuning next time for aggravation? Regards, Clyde "Kevin E. Ramsey" wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>     The one that comes most to my mind when I think along these lines is the little Aeolian upright I had to tune about three weeks ago. The plate was about 3mm behind the strings in the top of the treble section. There is no way in heck to get a muting strip to stay on those strings. Try it, and the first semi-hard blow pops 'em out. Not enough clearance for a rubber mute either. Luckily, I had my Paps mute right there, but without it, it's like "What? You don't want me to tune it?"    It's about that time that I came up with my infamous quote about "There's a reason you don't see these guys hanging around anywhere anymore."</blockquote> </body> </html>