Late Spring 2012

When is a piano tuning like a circus?  When I'm tuning in a retirement home, at least the one I last tuned in!  There were probably twenty people with various levels of "being tuned in", and they all sat (some dozed) through the entire tuning!  I have very few clients that stay in the same room while I tune, but  here there was extra entertainment provided by the Activity Director wearing a big green sequined bow tie.  I missed a lot of it (I was facing the wall, not the group) but I did see a large beach ball being tossed around the room, and I heard stories being told.  I added a little info about piano tuning, demonstrating how tuning is just tightening and loosening piano strings, and at the end played a couple of pieces (just like I do in my other clients' homes) to great appreciation.  It was not just "another day at the office"!

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BUYING A USED PIANO?

Thinking about buying a piano privately (like on Craig's List)?  Save yourself from the disappointment of a piano that's untunable or has expensive problems.  I'll do a purchase evaluation for $50. This could also apply to a used piano in a piano shop.  Save yourself some money/disappointment in the long run!

NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT

Piano technicians do not often offer discounts, but Bear Piano Services does: the Neighborhood Discount.  Two or more pianos tuned the same day in the same neighborhood qualify you for a $10 discount.  Call with dates that will work for you and your neighbors, and I will find a date that works for us all. 

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