Piano Tuners in the Movies

Jon Page jpage@capecod.net
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 21:15:23 -0400


Sounds like about the right aspects of what they knew about making PSO's.

Missed it, sorry, but didn't miss a few of _those_and then avoided them
at at all costs.

Turningworkaway, 

Jon Page

At 07:54 PM 4/20/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Several years ago there was a TV sitcom about a piano factory in the East. I
>think the show was called GRAND. In one episode, the owner of the company was
>called to come to New York because one of his grands that was being used
for a
>recital sounded bad. When he got there, one note was out of unison, like
about
>a fifth low. (for show effect). It was interesting how he tuned. it. He stood
>in the curve of the rim, and put the tuning hammer on the pin, and had the
>"artist" play the note several times, while he pulled on the lever, until the
>note sounded in tune. 
>
>
>Anyone rember that one?
>
>Willem Blees
>
>


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