Touchy Technicians: Goobers are where you find them

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Touchy Technicians Goobers are where you find them:

A word to the wise:

For at least the last 10 years, I have never "touched" a piano.

You heard it form me. Every single piano I touch while tuning, or servicing
(with a few exceptions in restorations, regulations and finishing work) I have
worn "disposable" white cotton gloves. 

Oh the mighty expense! There goes my holiday budget! They cost me about, 18
cents a pair US dollars. I buy them by the box, of I think 24 bundles of 10
pairs each.

Those "goobers" on the finish, many I simply wipe with my gloves when I finish
tuning.
While I am tuning, I have no fear of touching the strings.
(As a matter of fact, I almost "ALWAYS" touch the strings on my concert work)

When setting up a concert tuning, after I "think" I’ve set the pin, I give the
string a bit of pressure down. This seems to accomplish for me several steps
of service at once.

1. If the pitch changes…something has moved duuu.
2. Seats the string "gently" to the bridge
3. Cleans anyone else’s goobers from the "tops" of the strings
4. And assures me that no matter how hard this guy is going to plow into my
work, it won’t budge my tuning. ( couple of Artist’s I believe can actually
"Stretch" the piano wire but I have personal never seen anything greater than
0.1 on the SAT and only on one or two "wires"

After each tuning I offer them to my clients, for cleaning, or simply dispose
of them.
The gloves will clean "goobers" from the keys, the plate and well a thousand
and one uses.
Hey…Maybe I could patent the idea of "Goober Gloves" for touchy technicians!!!

I could make millions of pianos…."UN damaged" 

Always leave it better than when you start. All pianos that I have received
new from a factory, I can assure you are in better condition than.. when they
left the factory. They are all spotless inside, and I can easily see from the
"goobers on the strings" if someone else has been inside other than myself.



Gregory




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My position in life is that of a "Piano Janitor" I clean up the" messes" I
find in pianos.
Janitors do not by necessity have much recognition for being professionals, or
possessing even college degrees. I am not aware of a PHD offered in
"janitorial skills". Maybe there is now one, or should be.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness…someone else said. I keep cleaning and
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