Hi Again, Yes, I almost forgot. My second job, after beginning my business was in a lady's house who had four canaries, right next to the piano. The louder I tuned, the louder they sang. At least I got through the temperament , then the lady moved them away. I guess that you technicians who use etd's could probably tune in any environment, since you can see the results of your work. Vinny Samarco----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Barnard" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 7:47 PM 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > And the number one most obnoxious sound? Someone else tuning another piano > in the background. > > Alan Barnard > Salem, Missouri > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: Pianotech List > Sent: 02/03/2006 6:37:02 PM > Subject: tuning environment > > > > 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.?:) > Marshall > ps. It was a great tuning all around however, plus they offered me lunch! > Awesome chili and corn bread. > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> > >> At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote: >> >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more active in >> >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration purposes...it does >> >get folks' attention. >> >> I'm sure it does! >> >> >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in which this >> >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician who did >> >it >> >is no longer employed there. >> >> Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, there >> is >> more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and shove it." >> >> sssssssssnn >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >>! ; Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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