<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I would probably = advise people that if they want a self-tuning piano, to go digital.  Hey, Look! = You can even switch temperaments with the push of a button!!!!   And = Yes, you'll never, ever, have to have it tuned. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Of course, it will = be out of date as soon as the next best thing comes out with all the new features, = but heck, you can still play the one you have. ( Until it starts breaking parts.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ssclabr8@flash.net href="mailto:ssclabr8@flash.net">SUSAN = P SWEARINGEN</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 01, 2002 = 3:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: self tuning = piano????</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>While I generally agree with the statement made below, = I wouldn't just<BR>dismiss this idea as nonsense.  Marketing and = perception are everything and<BR>all they need to do is convince the selling = public that they will save<BR>$150/year in tuning fees if they just buy this piano.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>