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<DIV>Joseph Garrett,</DIV>
<DIV>Well Mr. Garrett I've gone to bat for you in the past with no =
thanks and
now over a simple light-hearted remark you want to take me to task in =
public.
I'm pissed. I'm fuming. Besides I just got out of the hospital with a =
double
heart attack. So Back OFF. Thanks to you this list is now history =
for me.
Hope I don't have another heart attack because of your =
insensitive
remarks. May you rot in proverbial Hell.</DIV>
<DIV>Bye all.</DIV>
<DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</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> Friday, June 28, 2002 =
9:19 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Chickoring Square =
Grand
tuning</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Sherry,<BR>If you are taller than 5'6", I would tell =
you to
give it a go. Because of<BR>the tuning procedure that dictates that =
you are
constantly bending at the<BR>waist, you need to be at least this tall, =
in
order to save your back. One<BR>trick: stand diagonally to the piano =
and
ALWAYS lean against the piano, with<BR>your hip, while tuning. This =
will
lessen the pressure on your back muscles.<BR>TAKE NUMEROUS BREAKS! =
When I do a
first time client, square grand, I book<BR>the entire day, so that I =
am not in
a rush and can have the liberty of these<BR>breaks. When your back =
starts to
protest, even a little bit, it's time for a<BR>break. Athletes =
stretching
excercises help also. I usually do these during<BR>the breaks. Also, =
go sit in
a comfortable chair or in the car, (if it's a<BR>comfortable one). =
Because I
book the entire day, I do charge double my<BR>regular tuning rate, =
which
includes double for pitch raises and double my<BR>hourly rate for =
repairs. If
the client isn't willing to pay those kinds of<BR>fees, then they need =
to get
a modern instrument that the "average" type<BR>tuner can take care
of.<BR><BR>If the piano has been recently "rebuilt", why isn't the =
"rebuilder"
doing<BR>the tuning?<BR>If the piano was properly rebuilt, you will be =
able to
use a standard tuning<BR>hammer configuration. But, if the "rebuilder" =
was
being cute and decided to<BR>use the olde style "oval" pins, then =
you're in a
world of hurt if you don't<BR>have a double headed tuning tip =
w/appropriate
"oval" tips, (at right angles<BR>to each other). If this is the =
"typical
rebuild" that I see, too often, be<BR>prepared to spend a lot of time =
aligning
hammers and cleaning up the mess of<BR>lack of regulation and improper =
dampers, yada, yada...........!<BR><BR>Joseph Alkana!<BR>These type of =
comments are not appreciated. You are only perpetuating the<BR>stigma. =
The
people that own/love/cherish these instruments deserve the =
same<BR>quality of
workmanship as those with modern pianos. If you choose not to<BR>work =
on them,
then that's just fine with me. Just keep your biased comments<BR>to =
yourself,
please.<BR>Anyone who wishes to know more about the tuning technique =
required
for<BR>square grands, feel free to contact me at any time.<BR>Best
Regards,<BR>Joe Garrett, RPT, =
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