<html> <blockquote type=cite cite>At 10:41 PM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote: >This week (and it's only Thursday) I have been called out to tune three >un-tunable (upright) pianos which the owners indicated on the phone  were >tunable, even though they were 80 to 100 years old.  When I arrived at the >homes, the pianos were wrecks with the expected rust, corrosion, and rot. >To these owners, a tuning meant a rebuild.  In each case, I left without >tuning.  How can I avoid this in the future?  Is there a number of years-old >that you will not go out for a tuning?  How do I  weed out the tunable >pianos from the un-tunable pianos on the phone? > >Phil Ryan >Miami Beach, FL</blockquote> Phil, I hate to break this to you... it's only Wednesday.  There's three more tomorrow... Look on the bright side, you gained a day. Jon Page,   piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. <a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a> <a href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com </a>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</html>