Well, I never said anything about their <incredibly loud snoring> :-), but I've awakened people and suggested that they take their nap in another room. Enough people have fallen asleep while I've worked, I was considering making a recording of my tuning and selling it to insomniacs. Barbara Richmond, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: David Love To: 'College and University Technicians' Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [CAUT] they stayed :o What would you have done if he'd started snoring really loud? David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don Mannino Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:46 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: [CAUT] they stayed :o My favorite related story is about a client who always enjoyed staying in the room for the tuning. He would settle into his easy chair across the room and chat while I got ready to tune, then as I started tuning he would doze off, sleeping through the tuning! I am not exactly light with my test blows, but I remember wondering if I should back off a little. After this happened at 3 or 4 appointments I finally asked him whether the loud tuning doesn't bother him. He said, well, yes I play the notes pretty loud, but very consistent. There was something soothing to him about the sound. I told him it's OK with me, I just wondered. Maybe his mother had the piano tuned a lot while she was pregnant with him, who knows! Don Mannino RPT
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