tuning environment

[Geoff Sykes]

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I had the opportunity to tune four pianos at NAMM last year. Ever try to
tune in a very large convention center full of pianos all being tuned at =
the
same time? Complete chaos and cacophony would have been quieter. =
Especially
when you find yourself working on the same note at the same time as one =
or
two other techs in the same room. And you know what? It was a =
fascinating
high energy learning experience and I'd gladly do it again.=20
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-- Geoff Sykes
-- Assoc. Los Angeles
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Alan Barnard
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:47 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: tuning environment


Stick around awhile and you'll experience some tuning environments =
that'll
make noisy nursing homes seem like a nap on the beach.
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Lawn mowers, vacuums, screeching 2-year-olds, clocks!!!, loud air
conditioners and furnaces, televisions, and (at Fort Leonard Wood) the
not-so-distant sound of small arms, tank shells, and the engineers =
blowing
up stuff ... kabooM! ... the fun just keeps on coming.
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One that was a challenge: Junior high school tuning Hamilton on stage in
gym/auditorium with concrete floor and cinder block walls, boys =
basketball
team shows up and they each grab a ball and start bouncing, shooting,
shouting, laughing and the SHOES ... sqeak squirk eek scree. I couldn't
complain because I'd gotten held up and was an hour late when I started.
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And the number one most obnoxious sound? Someone else tuning another =
piano
in the background.=20
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Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri
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From:  <mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net>=20
To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>=20
Sent: 02/03/2006 6:37:02 PM=20
Subject: tuning environment

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Hi Everyone,
I know it's not a technical question per sae, but I like hearing about =
other
technician's experiences.  What has been yoru worst tuning environment?
Today I tuned a piano at a nursing home, an Acrosonic.  The people were
great, but it always throws me off when someone comesup and asks me a
question such as, "Have you found that lost chord yet." I was making =
sure my
thirds matched up evenly.  It was great, and I scheduled them for their =
next
tuning already plus one of the employees there scheduled me to tune her
piano in two weeks.  It was a great experience, but it's hard to tune =
with
lots of background activity.  What do you guys do in that situation, =
besides
make the best of it.?:) =20
Marshall
ps. It was a great tuning all around however, plus they offered me =
lunch!
Awesome chili and corn bread. =20

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From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org>=20

> At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote:=20
> >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more active =
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> >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration purposes...it =
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> >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in which =
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> >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician who =
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> >is no longer employed there.=20
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> Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, =
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> more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and shove it." =

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