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Nick Francesco has been in the microcomputer industry almost as long as there's been a microcomputer industry. He's sold Pertec "orange toaster" CP/M boxes, just about every computer Apple ever made, Osborne 1s, Kaypros, and most flavors of IBM PCs. He's done technical support for several large companies, and he believes that his 20 years as a professional actor uniquely qualifies him for his current job as Systems Administrator for the College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Since 1989, he's done a computer call-in radio show on public radio called Sound Bytes. People call in, and he and the other members of the Sound Bytes crew answer any computer question they have. From 1995 to 2002, he did a computer call-in television show on R News, Time Warner's all-news cable channel 9 in Rochester, NY. Since 1996, he's done a weekly computer Q&A column in Gannett's Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester, NY. Since 1998, he's done a monthly column in Computer Link Magazine, Western New York's premier computer magazine. He's known for answering questions simply, concisely, and logically, in language that does not confuse or talk down to the questioner.
So, as you can see, Nick's life, pretty much, is answering people's computer questions. Why not let him answer a few for you?
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Doug Freeze - Master Piano Tuner
Question: Why maintain a piano?
Answer: The piano is a highly developed, complicated piece of equipment. It contains about 240 different lengths of highly tensioned wire. (Approx 160lbs per note and a 15% increase in the bass giving you an overall strain the frame of approximately 21 tons.) These lengths of wire go to make up 88 notes spread across the musical range. Plus, for each note, there exists a mechanism which in the case of an upright piano contains up to 14 different moving parts. In the case of a grand up to 22 per note.
Since the piano frame must be maintained at a specific tension to achieve a good musical sound, the matter of maintenance becomes an on-going process. Since a piano consists mainly of wood and iron, all of this is subject to movement. The movement of the wooden sound board, framework, cause the wires to change tension without prompting by the user. Thus, it becomes necessary to set up a minimal schedule of tuning of the instrument to ensure reliable and pleasant results.
You shouldn t go more than a year without tuning your piano. Piano manufactures recommend you get your piano tuned every 6 months.
The easiest way to schedule an appointment for a tuning is for you to look at the calendar on my web site and find a day and time that's convenient for you, then just let me know when it is. You can see my calendar of appointments here:
MasterTuner.com/calendar.html
Please let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
Thanks again,
Doug Freeze - Master Piano Tuner
626 290-0908
email: pianotuning@dougfreeze.com
MasterTuner.com
MasterTuner.com/calendar.html
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