<HTML><HTML> In a message dated 12/28/04 1:14:41 PM, tcole@cruzio.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"> Yes the low end needs service too but attending to it is no longer a choice= I wish to make </BLOCKQUOTE> I look forward to the day that my schedule is busy enough that I can turn aw= ay business of any kind. On the other hand, I'm not sure that I'll ever d= iscriminate against those who can't afford a Steinway. I have often been told that I made that spinet sound better than it ever has= . Whereas I'm unable to take compliments too seriously, especially from t= he uninformed public, in this case, I believe them, because I take a little = extra time to try to make that piano sound like a piano. I always do one = extra pass, after I'm completely done tuning their false-beat plagued piano,= to listen to each unison and I always find a few that can be cleaned up.= I call it a "spinet pass" and I can't tell you what a difference this= makes. I work a little harder because it's difficult for me to get up an= d walk away from a piano until I am satisfied that it sounds as good as it p= ossibly can. My attitude regarding the low end piano is the antithesis of a comment I rea= d here on the list a few years ago: "I put a timer on the piano and when 45 = minutes passes, the piano is tuned." Yes, it's harder to tune that beast, but I think no one would argue the fact= that we tuners offer service to people. Some people own Steinways. So= me people own other pianos. Tom Sivak Chicago PTG Associate </HTML>