World's Worst Tuner

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In a message dated 97-03-13 00:23:30 EST, you write:

>She explained that he came in, opened up the piano, set an old brown Conn
>(tube-type) Strobo-Tuner on the top, plugged it in and swung open the
>front. The dial started gyrating, he played a few notes, and said he
>would take that cup of coffee she offered now. Then he sat with her in
>the kitchen and talked for about 20 minutes. Then he went back out into
>the living room, played a few notes and chords, looked at the tuner dial
>gyrate around for aminute or two as he did, and pronounced "its done".
>He had given it "the lifetime tune".

I've heard stories like this before, but I always thought they were
just...well, stories.  Could this suggest that there are really tooners out
there who use the "Insta-tune" aerosol deal?

Shuddering visibly,

Gordon Large, RPT
Maine