Thanks for all your replies. I think alot of my improvements will come from the mental angle of just accepting less than perfection and being willing to say "good enough" and moving on. I think the winner for the best technical tip is the one below. I like that. It's appropriate. Thanks Jim. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. Parker" <jhparker@surfsouth.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: Re: Tuning Time > I believe it was Ken Kadwell that I heard say once that on Betsy Ross > spinets he just put his watch on the pin block and after an hour stopped > tuning. Humor no doubt but a grain of truth. > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Maxpiano@AOL.COM> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:09 AM > Subject: Re: Tuning Time > > > > In a message dated 9/6/00 11:57:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org writes: > > > > << I know you can only do so much > > with old/worn-out/low quality pianos, but why can't I do a lousy job on > > these in the same amount of time it takes me to do a good job on a decent > > piano. >> > > > > Discipline, Terry, Discipline! Force yourself to go on through in a > > specified time like the hour and a quarter you name. Worn out Betsy Ross > or > > Aeolian spinet won't sound any better after two hours of your precious > time. > > In fact, the Lesters I tune on a regular basis stay so well in tune after > a > > year, that I am often finished in under an hour! > > > >
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