Jeff - I agree. Or I may say, "The tone dies very quickly." I don't think either way is a lie, just not the whole truth. It is not necessary to state facts which only cause pain to the customer or to your reputation as a tactful tuner. In a message dated 97-03-17 02:11:45 EST, you write: << Rather than say; "Gee, you're really deaf aren't you?", I find it more diplomatic to agree with the customer that the top end of the piano has "little tonal character" or that the strings are so short that there is "not much response up there". >>
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