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[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Carl,

At 22:59 2/15/2005, you wrote:
>" Great devices for having people understand technical jargon. "We who are
>techs., assume that most people can understand what we're talking about
>when we say pitch raise. Telling someone that their piano is 50 cents flat,
>almost always gets that glazed over look.

For that situation, I usually say that the pitch is right in the middle of 
the crack between the keys.

>   I often tell peole that because their piano is flat, it will have to be 
> tuned 2 or 3 times to get it to settle at pitch.
>It is similar to painting a plaster wall , which hasn't seen paint for 10 
>or 20
>years. You know  what happens to the first coat ?  Well almost all people
>will say that the paint seems to sink into the plaster,  but the next coat 
>usually
>makes a bigger difference.  Of course , it isn't unusual to have to paint 
>a third
>time, if you really want a good job.  Most times , 2 tunings are pretty 
>good, and
>will suffice till the next scheduled tuning, say in 6 months or so. If in 
>a concert
>setting, one might have to tune maybe 3 or 4 times that week.


I use either the tightening up drooping clotheslines between poles (only 
4-6 strings compared to 220+)

... or mowing a really shaggy lawn. (you may get everything cut down to 
length in one pass, but you have to rake to be sure you didn't miss 
something like a dandelion popping back up or a pass which didn't quite 
overlap)


Conrad Hoffsommer

Early to rise: early to bed;
Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.