deaf piano tuner

[Simon Bedak]

"...Alleviate the conscience of the deaf piano tuner who knows he knows
no way to recognize the perfect note, and knows, therefore, all notes
must be imperfect." 

	- From "Anno Domini" by English poet George Barker, b1913-d1991


cheers

Simon Bedak
Sydney, Australia


-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Hufford [mailto:hufford1@airmail.net] 
Sent: Thursday, 24 July 2003 4:05 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: deaf piano tuner

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
> >