" Well, we wanted to get all the noisy things done at the same time." I have run into this little bit of logic also. Amazing. But there is logic to it. Just doesn't work very well when implemented. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Smith" <dsmith941@hotmail.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:37 PM Subject: Roofers and Piano Tuners > Had an interesting experience today. Arrived at appointment for new > customer and found no-one home. Rang doorbell and knocked and knocked > ....... No answer. Roofers on the roof -- did not speak English, but I > think I asked them "Is someone home" , and I think they answered, "no". > Called the customer's phone number from my cel and got a busy. Called again > and again. Busy and busy. Then rang bell and knocked again. Finally > visited a few neighbors to see if anyone recognized the name I had for the > tuning. No-one did. New neighborhood, new neighbors. Re-visited the > roofers. No new information was sucessfully communicated. > > Kept calling. Finally about 20 minutes later, the customer answered the > phone, and I told him I thought I was at the wrong house. He said, "Wait a > minute, are you in a white Tracker, parked out front? " I said I was. > I asked if he had roofers. He said yes. I said that I had knocked and > knocked and rung and rung.. He said that they probably didnt hear because > of the roofing noise. I joked that this seemed a great day to have a piano > tuned, and the customer said, " Well, we wanted to get all the noisy things > done at the same time." > > It turned out to be a great experience, with nice-to know people and a > tunable Kohler and Campbell console piano. The roofers quit shortly after > I started tuning. Couldn't stand the noise, I guess. > > I did a pitch LOWER. and a tuning. Piano was 30c sharp, having been moved > from Boston to Florida. Tuning ended with everyone happy, even the roofers > who quit early. > I dont' expect this kind of experience is new to most of you, but I wanted > to share the fun. Wow, what a job! > > Dave Smith > SW FL > > > " > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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