<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You should have tuned it to a lower = stretch number, like #1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments<BR>(314) = 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</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> Saturday, February 05, = 2005 2:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Not what I signed up = for</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=3> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just a little vent...I got a call a few weeks back from a woman = I'd tuned 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.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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 the 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 house on the golf cours.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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 as "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> <DIV> </DIV> <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 tune to the computer.  I said okay, but as I tuned, it became apparent = to me that 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 as a statue, for a good 30 minutes.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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 situation 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 used to using MY judgement, not that of a person without a musical = bone in his body.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for listening,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>