This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hey, it takes all types. I am in the middle of installing my wife's = Christmas present stereo in her car. I've spent about 16 hours on it so = far, and likely have another 10 hours or so to go. I wonder what a pro = might charge me to do the job. Go figger. Some folks just like to jump = in and take a whack at it. Besides I get brownie points from my wife for = doing it! Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Clyde Hollinger=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re: ratchet tuner There are these hardy pioneer types who want to do themselves = everything they possibly can. I used to be one of them, out of = financial necessity. Nowadays, if I think my D-I-Y jobs will be = substandard, I am more prone to tune some extra pianos and use that = money to pay someone to come in and do the work for me.=20 On Dec. 21 I did something that is a little out of the ordinary for = me. I actually invited help from the client! But the job was replacing = elbows with the Vagias snap-on type, so you know a good bit of the work = can be done by a non-technician. My beginning helper was a pleasant = strapping 19-year-old guy who was home for the holidays. The mom and a = younger boy helped for a while, too. I think we all enjoyed the = process, and they probably saved about fifty bucks.=20 Happy New Year, everyone!=20 Regards,=20 Clyde Hollinger, RPT=20 Lititz, PA, USA=20 Bigeartb@AOL.COM wrote:=20 /Dear List:=20 I' m sure all of you have already had this experience but for me = ....this is a first. I tuned my first piano for a lady whose husband had = worked six hours with a socket and ratchet attempting to tune her piano = because I charged too much money. She told me after six hours of = flustration he said to her, "call that tuner. It'll be the best money I = ever spent". I pulled strings up.... I pulled strings down.....I then = tuned it twice....It sounded really....really good. It cost him more = money...She's happy...He's happy...and so am I.=20 I love my job ....cause I' m good....Now he knows how good I really = am.=20 Tommy Black=20 Birmingham, Ala ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2e/30/6d/2f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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