deaf piano tuner

[Robin Hufford]

Personally, I don't believe any person could in fact tune a piano by
"vibrations", even if that person himself thought so, and that  this is too
incredible to believe.  I use the word incredible to maintain the decorum of the
list.
Regards, Robin Hufford

"Elian Degen J." wrote:

> If I remember well I think he only had two hands, do not recall seing the
> third one, But he did feel something and manage to tune a couple of notes to
> show me, and he was travelling with an interpreter, he did a couple of notes
> on the piano I was tuning, and for obvious resons I did not have a long
> conversation with him. Cannot tell you more
>
> Elian
>
> I did remember, I met him at Hotel Lido in Caracas,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 18:53
> Subject: Re: deaf piano tuner
>
> >
> > >Sorry Richard
> > >but it seems it is true
> > >
> > >I did meet one long time ago in Venezuela, he was at a hotel visiting, I
> > >do not remember from where, I do remember he mentioned he used to be a
> > >piano tuner and he lost his hearing, and he showed me how he could feel
> > >vibes with the palm of your hand. It is impressive, and now I know it is
> > >possible, I do not know if I could do it though
> > >
> > >Elian Degen
> >
> >
> > Let's see. One hand on the tuning hammer, the other on the keys, and the
> > other feeling for vibrations? Must be a graduate of the area 51 school of
> > piano technology, Andromeda division.
> >
> > Ron N
> >
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