Hi Avery - Les "Bonking" is a north England slang word for F*** I sure you get the picture. I Barrie In article <v01530505af2a840c8356@[129.7.16.148]>, Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU> writes >Hi Les, > > Unless I'm mistaken, this is your first post. Correct? Anyway, welcome >to the list. I see you got my message. > Bonker? I always thought that was what happened after spending the day >tuning in small practice rooms with no soundproofing (went bonkers). :-) > >HAvery > >> I also made a "bonker" out of two hammers. I tune >>my temperament, then "bonk" each note. Then I bonk each note after I've >>done my octaves. Then I use the bonker to do unisons. Actually, that >>allows me to stand when tuning a studio piano, giving less arm strain, >>and with the sharper blows of the bonker, I think my tunings stabilize >>better. >> >>Now I haven't been at this for decades, so I may be crazy! >> >>Leslie Bartlett M. Mus > >_____________________________________ >Avery Todd, RPT >Moores School of Music >University of Houston >713-743-3226 >atodd@uh.edu >_____________________________________ > > > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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