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<DIV>In a message dated 1/4/2006 8:33:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, pianotune=
05@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>One of the cashiers kept asking customers if t=
hey wanted to take me with them on their way out. Imagine that,</FONT>=
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> That cashi=
er probably will always be a cashier and she/he knew it. Perhaps the cashier=
was jealous that you have a high tech skill and she/he didnt and is never g=
oing to for some reason or other unknown to you. When the cashier made the s=
nide remark, it was absolutely rude. IGNORE IT. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> As for you=
r tuning time; I was the slowest tuner in my class. It took me 16 hours to d=
o my first complete 88 key tuning!..Yes, I had to return the next day to the=
classroom and finish it, after spending 8 hours on it the previous day!&nbs=
p; My teacher used to get on me about my speed, or rather lack thereof. =
;With practice it settled down to 4 hours in the following 9 months. Th=
at was 3 years and about 400 tunings ago. Now I tune in 1-3 hours depending =
on if it needs a pitch raise or not. (average time 2 hr 10 min) Keep t=
uning. <STRONG>Please be encouraged. The more you do it the better and faste=
r you'll get. Hang in there, guy!</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Keep the faith!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes</DIV>
<DIV>Julie,</DIV>
<DIV>Reading. PA</DIV></BODY></HTML>