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<DIV>List, especially newbies to the world of home piano service,</DIV>
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<DIV>Take heart! Keep at it! You won't always have to drive 8,00=
0
miles for a spinet store tuning. Actually, it doesn't seem like that l=
ong
ago..... </DIV>
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<DIV>Today was somewhat different, and what I am seeing on a regular
basis: </DIV>
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<DIV>Job one, tune two pianos(a Kawai baby grand and a Yamaha P2, both in de=
cent
tune) at a teacher's house</DIV>
<DIV>45 minute break at Peet's Coffee to swill some brew, talk to my son on =
the
phone and call assorted clients (a sordid client??)</DIV>
<DIV>drive three miles </DIV>
<DIV>Job two, Seiler upright, right at pitch, no meddling necessary with
action.</DIV>
<DIV>15 minute break, drive 5 miles</DIV>
<DIV>Job three, Walter console at pitch, regular client; touch up lost motio=
n
and let-off</DIV>
<DIV>on my way home go to</DIV>
<DIV>Job four, PSO Karl Muller upright. Regular client. Pushed p=
in
back through jack and flange to fix dead key, touched up lost motion. =
At
pitch, tuned.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's the kicker: total drive time? Around 30 minutes, not=
one
job being more than 7 miles from my home! Less drive time between jobs=
is
huge in terms of lowering stress in a congested metropolitan area. </D=
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<DIV>Here's to many more of these for all of us(without the Karl Muller,
perhaps!)</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl, feeling somewhat relaxed after such a small amount of road =
time
and a glass of Shiraz</DIV>
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