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	<title>Conrad Piano Services    (520) 784-1549</title>
	<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com</link>
	<description>Robert Conrad, Registered Piano Tuner/Technician, Tucson, AZ</description>
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		<title>Piano Brands and Manufacturers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, there have been thousands of piano companies making pianos!   I hope you find this list an interesting and fun way to learn a little more about many of the current brands and manufacturers of pianos you will see in dealer showrooms today. August Förster Mfg. in Germany Baldwin owned subsidiary of Gibson Guitar Corp. Names used: Baldwin, Acrosonic, Hamilton, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acoustic vs. Electric Piano: &#8220;What kind of piano should I get?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acoustic vs. Electric Pianos There is really no excuse these days for someone who wants to learn to play the piano, to not be able to get an instrument, take some lessons, and learn to play at least to some degree.   The availability of teachers and the wide range of available piano choices provides  a very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/acoustic-vs-electric-piano-what-kind-of-piano-should-i-get/</link>
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		<title>Tucson and Surrounding Communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conrad Piano Services is now serving Tucson  and surrounding communities including: Amdo, AZ Mammoth, AZ San Manuel, AZ Arivaca, AZ Marana, AZ Sierra Vista, AZ Avra, AZ Mountain View, AZ Sells, AZ Avra Valley, AZ Nogales, AZ Sonoita, AZ Buenos Aires, AZ Northeast Tucson, AZ South Tucson, AZ Carmen, AZ Northwest Tucson, AZ Tombstone, AZ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/tucson-and-surrounding-communities/</link>
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		<title>What is a Registered Piano Technician (RPT)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This is from the Piano Technicians Guild: What is a Registered Piano Technician (RPT)  The field of Piano technology is an unregulated trade. Therefore the Piano Technicians Guild has set its own standards of quality for piano technicians. The Guild has two types of members: Registered Piano Technicians and Associates. Associate membership is open to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/what-is-a-registered-piano-technician-rpt/</link>
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		<title>How often should a piano be tuned?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is what the manufacturers say: Steinway &#38; Sons … Unfortunately, no matter how expertly a piano is tuned, atmospheric variations, particularly humidity, and the nature of the piano&#8217;s construction constantly conspire to bring it off pitch. Your Steinway piano has been designed and built so that in normal use and under normal conditions it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/how-often-should-a-piano-be-tuned/</link>
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		<title>Piano Action Regulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Piano Technicians Guild: &#8230; It&#8217;s important to note that tuning is only the adjustment of the system of strings and pins that determines the pitch of each string. Your piano also requires a periodic servicing called regulation&#8230; What is piano &#8216;action&#8217; regulation and how does it affect my piano&#8217;s performance? Regulation is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/piano-action-regulation/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s my piano worth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is my piano worth? Two pianos of the same make and model, made the same day at the same factory, can have very different values in a relatively short time resulting from a number of factors. I do not buy and sell pianos. I have always thought buying and selling pianos, while at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/whats-my-piano-worth/</link>
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		<title>Sanderson Accu-Tuner IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few pictures of the new Sanderson Accu-Tuner IV. This particular one may still be a prototype. The Pelican case is really really solid. This new SAT IV could take a pop, or a drop, or a kick, and it looks like it could even be waterproof! We have all gotten used to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/sanderson-accu-tuner-iv/</link>
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		<title>Which tuning should I use?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Which Tuning should I use? These tunings will work using the SAT 1 or SAT II, but the Double Octave Beat (DOB) feature is found only on the SAT III and SAT IV.  If you have one of the older SAT models (SAT I, SAT II) you might want to start thinking about stepping up to a SAT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/which-conrad35-tuning-should-i-use/</link>
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		<title>What Customers Have Said</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Conrad Piano Services &#8211; Tucson, AZ To my customers and friends who have taken the time to leave comments . . . Thank You ! If you would like to leave a comment,  click here .]]></description>
		<link>http://pianotuningtucson.com/pianotuning/what-customers-have-said/</link>
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