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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This reminds me of the time I was =
called to tune a
grand piano. While scheduling the appointment the customer =
expressed shock
and horror at my fee, but went ahead anyway. When I got there, I =
still
heard about the shock and horror, how wonderful Mr. What's his name was =
(he
tuned it every year), and I sensed general distrust and suspicion =
of
me. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ugh. I was there, I was going to =
work.
I tuned away, when I got up to the upper treble section I heard a =
strange
clinking noise. I removed the fall board and inside there was a =
set of car
keys sitting on the piano keys. I summoned the owner and =
asked if she
was missing some keys and pointed to where they were. Her eyes =
about
popped out of her head and told the story of getting a new car--TWENTY =
YEARS
AGO--when her daughter was a toddler. The little girl was =
playing
with the keys and suddenly, nobody could find them. They looked
everywhere, including taking apart the duct work in the house. =
Never to be
found, they had to go to the trouble of getting new keys. Well, as =
a
parent, that would be memorable.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then she asked me how I found =
them. "I heard
them while I was tuning." So, either Mr. What's his name =
didn't hear
them, or he didn't bother to investigate. Gee, they were only in =
there for
twenty years. Well, I was no longer treated with suspicion--I have =
no idea
if Mr. What's his name was still held in high regard. =
:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 10, 2004 =
1:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: My Headache, Your =
Quiz</DIV>
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class=318203206-10032004> True story: I once missplaced my =
needlenose
pliers. Gave up on finding them and bought a new pair. Six months =
later,
I sat down to tune a Hamilton console for one of =
my rural
church clients. I generally run up all the notes, first, to see =
how the
tuning has held, spot any way-off strings, and make sure the keys =
play
okay. In doing this I noticed that several keys in the =
bass seemed
"heavy" and rattly, though the client had never complained. =
Opened the
lid and .... well, you guessed it. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Alan R. Barnar<SPAN
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004><FONT =
face=Arial>It's 12:30
a.m. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004><FONT =
face=Arial>Just back from
my PTG chapter meeting -- which was two hours away
from</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004></SPAN><FONT =
face=Arial>Salem,
MO<SPAN class=318203206-10032004> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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