From another Floridian: I found a battery-operated 12" fan (at Walgreens) for $19.99 plus batteries (8 Ds) that is extremely quiet on either speed. Put that on a chair next to you on the bench and tune away in the cool tropical breezes. (Good also for after-hurricane power-outs along with a battery TV) Phil Ryan Miami Beach Farrell wrote: > Hello MIchelle, > > Sounds like you nailed this one very well. Congratulations! > > You will learn, with time, to tune WITH the fans on - during the > summer. If you are anything like me - 80% of the homes I do service > work in, IMHO, are HOT! You can learn to ignore the fan wah, wah, wah > and only hear the string wah, wah, wah. > > I have one regular customer with two grand pianos in her 130 year old > living room. No air conditioning there either. She did put in > 'lectricity and indoor plumbing back in the '40s. I see her in > November and again in March for tuning. January or February for any > serious work. > > Her pianos are remarkably stable. No humidity control what-so-ever. > Simply amazing. > > Terry Farrell > Tampa, Florida > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Hi all. I wanted to tell you about my very first tuning for pay. > It was for a music teacher friend who lives in an old farmhouse > here in Central Texas. She said I might want to come early in the > day because she has *no air conditioning*! So I get there about > 9:00 and it's pretty pleasant. She has the windows open and the > fans running. I learned very quickly that the fans were going to > have to be turned off (wah, wah, wah...). By the time I finished > it was nice and toasty. (Read sweating like a pig.) =) > > > > Of course, you're probably wondering what kind of shape this poor > Baldwin Console was in with our Texas weather. Would you believe > that the bass was a little flat, the treble quite a bit sharp, and > the center was almost dead on?! It hasn't been tuned in years. > > > > Anyways, just thought you might like to hear about the adventures > of a newbie tuner. > > > > Michelle Smith > > Bastrop, Texas > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060605/1ad4bba6/attachment.html
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