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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>LOL</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donspiano@Earthlink.net href="mailto:donspiano@Earthlink.net">Donald
Lemoine</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 27, 2003 9:58 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Maybe they should all try to
tune their own pianos....</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello Piannaman , I tuned for a cello pro in a local symphony
and his wife was the piano player at rehearsal times , The piano was a baldwin
Hamilton. She was an expert at everything and tried her hand at tuning, She
broke 47 strings through out the piano as she also said she would replace the
strings to her husband, She tried he first string to <BR>replace and reported
to the hospital as the steel wire cut her and went through her hand,<BR>The
call was reported as tuning and broken strings, She paid for her mistakes big
time.<BR><BR>On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 12:18 AM, Piannaman@aol.com
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Hi all,<BR><BR>I sent a
post a couple of weeks ago about going out to tune a piano for a gentleman
who had attempted to tune his own instrument. He was actually a very
nice guy, and played the piano quite well, and because he had a pretty
muusical ear, he thought it would be a piece o' cake.<BR><BR>I got a call
back from him yesterday telling me what a great job I did, and how "in tune"
the piano sounds. That kind of phone call is always nice to get.
But it got me to thinking...was it because he had attempted to achieve
a good tuning on his own that he appreciated the work of a professional
tuner? <BR><BR>Maybe some of our less appreciative customers should be
given a tuning hammer and allowed to try their luck. Anybody else ever
have this experience?<BR><BR>Dave
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