Not what I signed up for

[James Grebe]

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You should have tuned it to a lower stretch number, like #1
Jim
James Grebe
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  From: Piannaman@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 2:53 AM
  Subject: Not what I signed up for


  Hi List,

  Just a little vent...I got a call a few weeks back from a woman I'd =
tuned an Acrosonic for about 5 months ago, saying the piano needed to be =
retuned.  Okay, It was some 30 cents flat or so, o that makes sense. =20

  When I arrived on the scene, the bass sounded kind of crappy, and the =
treble had gone fairly far flat.  And some of the aging rubber lifter =
grommets were clicking in the forks.  NO big deal.  The lady of the =
house who I had worked for before was not home.  Instead, a rather CEO =
looking man came to the rather large door of the huge and well-appointed =
house on the golf cours. =20

  We discussed the situation.  I explained that even with the best =
possible tuning by the best tuner in the world, the Acro would never =
sound as "in tune" as their son's Charles Walter studio that I also =
tune.  He explained that he understood that, but that they just wanted =
it to play at family gatherings.  Given their apparent financial =
situation, I gently pointed out that they would get far more musical =
satisfaction from a better quality instrument, and that they should =
limit their expectations for this one.  Blah, blah, blah. =20

  Then he saw my pocket PC and asked about the Tunelab program.  I =
explained a bit about it, at which point he told me that he wanted me to =
tune to the computer.  I said okay, but as I tuned, it became apparent =
to me that my ear did not agree with what I was seeing, especially in =
the upper octaves.  This is precisely where he came in to watch me tune, =
silent as a statue, for a good 30 minutes. =20

  What it boils down to is that I work for myself for many reasons, the =
biggest one being that I don't have to be told what to do.  This =
situation was aggravating.  It was evident that the man of the house was =
used to telling people what to do and getting his way most of the time.  =
I'm used to using MY judgement, not that of a person without a musical =
bone in his body.

  The tuning was way too stretched in the treble, to the point of having =
octaves that were strident, but I did it the way he had asked.   I hope =
his wife is happy with it(and/or him...(-:).

  Thanks for listening,

  Dave Stahl
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