Say what!!!--True Story

[pianotune05]

I've heard of selective hearing, but as tuners we need selective listening. 
We need to listen to the right beats etc when tuning.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Say what!!!--True Story


> At 14:38 5/13/2006, you wrote:
>>This really has no place for this list. What does it contribute to the 
>>art?
>>
>>R. Bergantino, RPT
>>Willoughby Hills, Ohio
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> It shows the difference between hearing and listening.
>
> I tell some of my customers that they (most of them, anyway) can hear just 
> what I do when I am tuning their piano.   Sometimes I teach them how to 
> hear a Maj.3rd beating.  When they hear it, I tell them that they are now 
> _listening_ to the piano, not just hearing it.
>
> Dire consequences can ensue when you think you are listening but just 
> hearing...   like saying "yes, dear" after a not-quite-listened-to 
> utterence of a significant other.
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>
> Conrad Hoffsommer
> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, 
> then used against you.
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