<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I recently did a warranty tuning for a store I've been connected with f= or over 15 years.  It was an older Kawai upright in a rehearsal = room at a church not far from my house.  I didn't think much about it, though the piano did have quite a pleasing sound.  I tuned it and left.  The church has apparently used another tuner for quite awhile, s= o I figured that would be the last of my connection with them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I got a call about a week later from a gentleman who is affiliated with= the church as a musical director of some sort asking if I could come by his hous= e and tune is Schimmel grand.  In a thick german accent, he stated that h= e really liked my tuning.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I made an appointment, and two weeks later went to his house, where I t= uned his 6' + grand.  Two days later I got a call from him asking if I'd com= e by and tune the piano in the sanctuary for an upcoming concert.  We made a= date for this weekend.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Both the gentleman and his wife--who was my original contact at the church--are involved in the music scene at this particular church, as well a= s another one not far away.  They have many friends who have pianos to wh= om they plan to recommend me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All this from one little "warranty" tuning that I almost turned down!</= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The moral of the story:  ANY tuning you do can be a calling card, either good or bad.  If you set your hammer to a pin, be ready to do th= e best job you can do!  You never know who might be listening.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Happy tuning from sunny(and hot) CA,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>