FAN blowing

[Benny L. Tucker]

Hi Carl,
    Well, yeah I do my very best work in homes and Churches, and in the
plant I do "the best I can". When the noise level in the plant really kicks
up, that's when the word "pounding" takes on a whole new meaning:-)
    Most days my ears are shot by the time I get home. I always try to allow
at least an hour between getting off and tuning in a home or Church. Usually
my ears have had a chance to somewhat re-adjust by then.
    What irritates me more than anything, is when the piano is near the
kitchen in a home, and someone is either preparing a meal or washing the
dishes afterwards, the water running continuously in the sink just drives me
nuts. I have never had the guts (yet) to tell them to turn the *&^% water
off!! Most anything else I can tolerate, within reason of course.

Benny L. Tucker
Yamaha Factory Tuner
Precision Piano Tuning & Repair
Thomaston, Ga.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Teplitski" <koko99@shaw.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:13 AM
Subject: Re: FAN blowing


> Have a piano in a church room where sunday school taught. Very poor
consol. This
> not being the worst part of the problem. Right next to the piano is a
built in
> heat/ac duct running up the wall.
> When the air is blowing it produces a high pitched signal about 10k  which
> really interferes with what I hear. Nothing sounds good.  Usually I have
the
> custodian turn the unit off for a little time.
> Do my thing and run. A have a key for this place and let myself in. At
these
> times I can't turn the unit off, and it's quite a chore to effect a decent
> tuning, for both reasons stated earlier. Maybe
> if I tuned in this kind of place a lot, I would get better at it, but it's
the
> only one that is this severe. Can't imagine having to work like this all
day
> long. I'd become a blithering idiot. Maybe I am, now??  Good for you
factory
> guys, you must do a really good job when conditions are ideal, like in a
private
> home .  Do you ??
>
> Carl/Winnipeg
>
> "Benny L. Tucker" wrote:
>
> >     Actually, You'd be surprised at what you can learn to ignore while
> > tuning. For instance, most of us tuners at the plant can tune darn good
> > unisons with a fan blowing, an air hose blowing a piano off right behind
> > you, a shop vac cleaning the sawdust out of another one, another tuner
in
> > either or both booths beside you "not soundproof", and still manage to
carry
> > on a conversation with another tuner all at the same time.
> >     I guess it's just what you get used to!!
> >
> > Benny L. Tucker
> > Yamaha Factory Tuner
> > Precision Piano Tuning & Repair
> > Thomaston, Ga.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@globetrotter.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 12:03 PM
> > Subject: FAN (was: clothing)
> >
> > > I would seriously hesitate to use a fan because it makes tuning
> > > impossible. You will get oscillating unisons and the voicing will seem
> > > pretty strange not to say the least. Unless the fan is only used while
> > > doing regulation or repairs work.
> > >
> > > Marcel Carey, RPT
> > > Sherbrooke,QC
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > > > Of Clyde Hollinger
> > > > Sent: 23 juin, 2002 07:57
> > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > > Subject: Re: clothing
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > When summer weather approaches here (PA), I keep an
> > > > electric 12" fan in my car.  It goes into the house with me
> > > > if it's too warm and there is no air conditioning.  Yes, I
> > > > know it may look a little dorky, but I've never had anyone
> > > > object, and I really do not want to arrive
> > > > at my last appointment looking and feeling like a smelly
> > > > rung-out rag.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> > > > Lititz, PA, USA
> > > >
> > > > Farrell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All right, now you just went a bit too far! I have two
> > > > customers that do not have air conditioning. When they call
> > > > me to tune in July, I warn them first, and then I show up
> > > > in a tank top and shorts!!!!!  (Those are the only ones
> > > > though - the others get a polo shirt!).
> > > > >
> > > > > Terry Farrell
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>