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<DIV>Terry,</DIV>
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<DIV>You are correct and have identified one of my major assumptions =
(with which
you disagree and that's great!) which is that people with newer pianos =
are more
likely to take better care of them. You can further refine your =
own
particular version by visiting pianonnet.com where they have information =
on
older pianos. In fact, looking at my own client database, the =
majority of
my customers' pianos are older than 27 years. These, however, are =
the same
customers who do not commit to regular tuning (more than once per =
year).
The point is, for Marshall and others getting started, get the data, =
analyze the
data, make your assumptions and the on to my major maxim: Plan =
your work;
work your plan.</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>