Friends, I think piano techs are genetically predisposed to be packrats. Some of us pick up waif pianos, etc. and bring them home in hopes of giving them a better/second/third life (guilty). Stockpiles of used/strange parts and supplies are never far away, but it seems that some techs (not necessarily on this list) throw away customers from time to time in a culling process. I just got a call from a customer, and I even vaguely remembered where she lived, etc. Good thing I have an "oldnames" {a.k.a. - never-throw-anything-away-including-names} file. Turns out I did a "free" tuning on a Yamaha P22 in June '95 and a second in March '96. Saturday, I get to see if anybody's been there since... Decennial customers may not bring in a bunch of money, but at least I'm prepared pschycologically prepped for what I may encounter and _every_ tuning is a donation to my vacation fund... ;-}}}}} Conrad Hoffsommer All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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