Meet the "Lookerson's"

[paul bruesch]

I recently tuned at a home that has two dogs. As soon as I got there the
owner put them in a back room somewhere, but they started barking -- no,
howling -- as I tuned the temperament. Above and below that octave they were
quiet, but then as I got back up there tuning unisons they started howling
again. By this time owner had left for work (and thankfully turned off the
judge shows) so he couldn't shush the dogs. I found that clapping my hands
two or three times shushed 'em for a couple/three notes.

On Feb 10, 2008 6:29 PM, <itunepiano at aol.com> wrote:

>
>  I like Cy's idea of handing the  Lookersons a book.    Or, I suppose one
> could carry a mask and put it on backwards, so the mask stared back at them
> for the whole tuning!  I like to tune aurally, so if I can hear them
> breathing, clothes rustling, or they move around behind me, (which changes
> the sound pattern of  the room), that annoys me.   Kids?  I just tell them
> they can play all they want when I'm done, and they get a quick lesson on
> action ergonomics.  I encourage the kids to play me a song because if they
> quit playing, the piano doesn't get tuned.   Animals, I love them, even when
> they cover me with hair and lick me to death.   All in a days work!   Bob.
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