In a message dated 1/10/00 12:07:29 AM !!!First Boot!!!, beckingt@mb.sympatico.ca writes: << Most of the pianos that I tune up here in the wilds of Northern Manitoba are old neglected uprights that only get tuned every few years. They are usually at least 25 cents flat and are more often than not between 50 and 100 cents flat. I bring them all up to pitch and rarely break a string. I tuned one last fall that was 200 cents flat with a fair amount of rust around the pins. No strings broke. I always explain to my customers that there is the possibility of string breakage due to the age of the instrument and the presence of rust so they are prepared when a string breaks. They are all smiles when I have completed the job without incident, and frequently comment on how the piano hasn't sounded that good for many years. Cheers Terry Beckingham >> If most of my clientele had older uprights, I guess I would try to do the best I could. I turn down customer with old uprights. I don't like working on them. If I do run across one now and then, I tune it where it is, or try to raise it a little. I try to encourage the customer to upgrade to a better instrument. Wim
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