warning! long. Multiple pianos and pitchraising

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Newton:

Thanks for the good suggestions for the next time. Great humor.

I'm hoping there will not be a next time. Yes, my Codependency could
well be classified as insanity of a sort.

Actually, we both felt great. When I got home, I stayed up until midnight
working on some string ensemble arrangements which I worked out in the
Finale Music writing program on the IBM type computer. I had all the parts
ready for the Sunday afternoon rehearsal yesterday. Finale is a neat 
program. It will change a score to Viola clef and move the key signature 
and notes with it. I also had to change the treble clef lead line for the 
Cello Solo part. The rest was quite simple. 

My son Phil stayed up until 11 PM that night working out a Clarinet solo
which he played for the offertory at church Sunday AM, (three services).
It was a little jazzy. There were shades of Gershwin in his rendition.
I was mighty proud of him. Neither of us seemed to suffer any physical
symtoms from the Saturday bout with pianos.

We are both thankful to God for the strong bodies (as well as for the
weak minds) which He has given us.

Jim Coleman, Sr.


On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Newton Hunt wrote:

> > ( other than a test for sanity )
> 
> How about a test for smarts!!!
> 
> I think I would have told them to find another tuner.  I value my
> health, what's left of it, too much to subject myself to that kind of
> flagellation.
> 
> I dearly hope you charge them up their disposition for this one.
> 
> Other than calling in sick that day I would suggest the following:
> 
> 	1.  Try to get to as many as possible to tuning them before delivery,
> in the two weeks proceeding.
> 	2.  Hire a  high school or college student to do the following:
> 	   a.  Remove the panels of the next piano you will tune,  have a map
> ready and instruct this person how.
> 	   b.  Have this person insert tuning strips if that is your way.
> 	   c.  Have this person reassemble cases after you finish.
> 	   d.  Have this person carry your main tool case from piano to
> piano.
> 	   e:  Have this person carry coffee, sandwiches, candy bars and high
> fat protein foods like roast beef, ham and salami.
> 	3.  Hire a masseur to do your shoulders, neck, hands and head (second
> thought you will next s shrink).
> 	4.  Hire a cheer leader team to spur you on.
> 
> I hope you are in superb physical condition, with no heart disease and
> no diabetes. 
> 
> Steve Fairchild did this once, 36 untuned pianos in one day.  _HE_
> said never again.  It took him days to recover.
> 
> Sheesh, some people are nuts.
> 
> 		Newton
>