nursing home blues (slightly OT)

[Michael Spalding]

Patrick,

Two suggestions:

1.  Head-mounted halogen light, available from camping supply stores such
as REI, starting at about $25.  Just remember to turn it off before you
turn to look your customer in the eye.

2.  A tip from a recent seminar class by Richard Kingsbury "Why didn't I
think of that?", strap a small flashlight to your tuning lever handle with
rubber bands, so that it shines straight down the lever towards the pins
and strings, shows you where to put the mutes.

hope that helps

Mike


> [Original Message]
> From: J Patrick Draine <draine@comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 10/15/2003 6:39:24 AM
> Subject: Re: nursing home blues (slightly OT)
>
>
> On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 08:21  PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> >
> >> If I'm asked back I'll have to be more specific about my needs...and 
> >> about the definition of the word "available".
> >>
> >> Tom Sivak
> >
> > They don't have a clue. The most common questions I get are "Do you 
> > have enough light"
>
> And the answer, today at least, is: "No." It's raining heavily and the 
> skies are pretty darn dark. And the only illumination for that half of 
> the room is the piano lamp which gets put on the floor as we open up 
> the piano.
> Other than urging the owner to scrounge up a floor lamp, or pulling a 
> lame clip on utility lamp out of the car, I'm wondering what the rest 
> of you do.
> Fifteen or more years ago Paul Rattigan of Norwell, MA put together a 
> halogen lamp product -- clip on and with a base, special carrying case 
> -- and marketed it to piano technicians. After about a year of 
> insignificant sales he gave up on the side venture, and returned his 
> full attention to working on pianos.
> Product recommendations anyone?
> Patrick Draine
>
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