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<DIV>Hi List,</DIV>
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<DIV>Just a little vent...I got a call a few weeks back from a woman I'd tun=
ed
an Acrosonic for about 5 months ago, saying the piano needed to be
retuned. Okay, It was some 30 cents flat or so, o that makes sense.&nb=
sp;
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<DIV>When I arrived on the scene, the bass sounded kind of crappy, and the
treble had gone fairly far flat. And some of the aging rubber lifter
grommets were clicking in the forks. NO big deal. The lady of th=
e
house who I had worked for before was not home. Instead, a rather CEO
looking man came to the rather large door of the huge and well-appointed hou=
se
on the golf cours. </DIV>
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<DIV>We discussed the situation. I explained that even with the best
possible tuning by the best tuner in the world, the Acro would never sound a=
s
"in tune" as their son's Charles Walter studio that I also tune. He
explained that he understood that, but that they just wanted it to play at
family gatherings. Given their apparent financial situation, I gently
pointed out that they would get far more musical satisfaction from a better
quality instrument, and that they should limit their expectations for this
one. Blah, blah, blah. </DIV>
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<DIV>Then he saw my pocket PC and asked about the Tunelab program. I
explained a bit about it, at which point he told me that he wanted me to tun=
e to
the computer. I said okay, but as I tuned, it became apparent to me th=
at
my ear did not agree with what I was seeing, especially in the upper
octaves. This is precisely where he came in to watch me tune, silent a=
s a
statue, for a good 30 minutes. </DIV>
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<DIV>What it boils down to is that I work for myself for many reasons, the
biggest one being that I don't have to be told what to do. This situat=
ion
was aggravating. It was evident that the man of the house was used to
telling people what to do and getting his way most of the time. I'm us=
ed
to using MY judgement, not that of a person without a musical bone in his
body.</DIV>
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<DIV>The tuning was way too stretched in the treble, to the point of having
octaves that were strident, but I did it the way he had asked. I=
hope his wife is happy with it(and/or him...(-:).</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for listening,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>