tuning in a nursing home

[David Doremus]

I had a fairly sad experience when I was just starting out. A well 
dressed lady sat by the piano I was working on the entire time, very 
patiently. When I was done and putting things back together she came up 
to me and said "Thanks for the dance, it's time to take me home now." An 
orderly had to steer her back to her room so I could leave. I've also 
done some work in charity nursing homes that were unbelievably bleak, 
there must be better options..

--Dave
  New Orleans

Diane Hofstetter wrote:
> My most memorable  tuning in a nursing home was when I was new to tuning.  An old lady across the room started shouting as soon as I started tuning; "Don't Bang on the Piano! Don't bang on the piano!"  She never stopped.  It took me four hours to do a tuning and pitch raise.  
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