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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>Last
Friday was a scheduled appt. with a very faithful every 6 months =
residential
customer - Baldwin Acro(newer Console model) - DC =
installed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>When I
arrived, this client was as gracious as ever - said the piano really =
didn't
sound bad at all to her.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>..she
wasn't kidding.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>I
probably could have done more harm than good if I tuned the whole thing! =
- it
was spot-on with the exception of a few top-end unisons..I touched them =
up for
her, and told her 'no charge' today.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>She
was more than willing to pay 'something' for my time, and I probably =
should..my
gut feeling was not to charge her, so I didn't..I wasn't there more than =
10
minutes, and 1/2 of that time was spent putting that darn lid back on(2 =
pins on
the bass side as opposed to a 'piano' hinge in =
back..uugh).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>I'm
not looking for a pat on the back here..just curious if this is common =
practice
amungst my peers..or do you truly feel I am not being fair to the tech.
community.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=153105210-07102003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 =
size=2>curious this morning,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size=2>Phil =
Bondi(FL)</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial =
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size=2>phil@philbondi.com</FONT></SPAN> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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