It's a Small (Piano) World - Fun Stuff

[Farrell]

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See, that is one of the reasons I prefer the AccuTuner to a =
computer-based electronic device - durability. I'll bet this guy used an =
AccuTuner. All that clop, clop, clop, between tune, tune, tune would =
wreck a computer! And where would he recharge???? I hope I meet him =
someday.

I tuned a Kawai grand at a downtown Tampa St. John's Progressive Baptist =
Church on Friday. This is the place that last year they had pounded both =
front legs of the grand through the stage floor (the piano was only held =
up by the lyre and back leg - and balanced by the friction of the two =
front legs in the floor). This time they busted the sustain pedal off (I =
cannabalized the sostenuto pedal as a temporary fix). The lady invited =
me to attend a service. This was after I asked her about the two big =
damaged speakers on her desk. She said they blew out both leslie =
speakers from the B3 a couple weeks ago. The repair dude put the ones on =
her desk in there temporarily, but they blew those out also. They have =
new ones in now. She said the B3 player is a small woman, but she really =
tears up the organ. I told her I was Quaker and we worship in silence. =
She let out a yell and a chuckle. She said to come on down for one of =
their services and to fasten my seat belt! I can't wait!!!

It's not just a job. It's an adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terry Farrell
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Diane Hofstetter=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 5:49 PM
  Subject: Re: It's a Small (Piano) World - Fun Stuff


  Many years ago we were at a party and met an elderly man who had been =
a piano tuner in the outback in Australia.  He would travel between jobs =
on horseback and would stay overnight with his clients who would feed =
him and his horse dinner and send him off to his next job the following =
morning after breakfast.  He had wonderful tales to tell and we invited =
him to one of our PTG meetings to tell his tales.

  Diane






  Diane Hofstetter=20
  245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343=20
  Scotts Valley, CA 95066=20
  ph 831-438-6222=20
  fax 831-430-9741=20
  dianepianotuner@hotmail.com=20
  >From: Newton Hunt=20
  >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  >To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  >Subject: Re: It's a Small (Piano) World - Fun Stuff=20
  >Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 13:11:52 -0400=20
  >=20
  >I used to tune for Franz Rupp, accompanist for Fritz Chrysler. He had =
an old=20
  >beat up S&S M or O but he would regale me with tales of the traveling =

  >accompanist even flying in a Zeppelin. Some of those elder folks had =
wonderful=20
  >adventures. He also had interesting tales of piano qualities he =
encountered on=20
  >his travels.=20
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  > Newton=20


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