FAN blowing

[John Ross]

Hi Benny,
I would highly recommend, that you get a set of earplugs from
Pianotek. They cut the noise down by 12db, so it takes the edge off,
and you can still hear.
You can go to a specialist, and get an expensive set, but I find the
Pianotek ones, fine.
With the high noise levels you are working at, if you don't do
something soon, you may end up with tinnitus, (a ringng in the ears),
then it is too late.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny L. Tucker" <precisionpiano@alltel.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: FAN blowing


| 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
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| >
| >
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