At 08:19 AM 1/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:<snip<> I played it, and the owner and I oohed and aahed over the sound. I wouldn't place a dime's worth of concern on what some Prima Donna "Artiste" thinks. As you mentioned, the owner loved it; that's what counts. >being dead, the hammers being "gone," the "quality" being "gone out of the >piano." How much you want to bet that her piano at home is a dog. It's been my experience that the one's who disparager other's pianos the most are the ones who have a piano which is serviced the least. After all, what does it say about her if she preferred the piano to have that strident tone. >... I don't expect to hear from the owner again. I bet you'll be tuning there again. Don't be discouraged by someone's tasteless preferences. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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