F# versus the Flu

Ed Sutton ed440 at mindspring.com
Mon Feb 18 18:23:47 MST 2008


That is the Soul of the Piano longing for its Beloved,
It does not understand why it is taking Him so long to get back from the 
Bank.

Ed S.  ;-(

>>
>>
>> Today I tuned a Baldwin Concert Grand (signed by Liberace!).  Concert 
>> Prep
>> tuning for the Atlanta Pops.  I've been suffering from the flu
>> all week and
>> this is my first day out tuning again.  As I was doing the temperament
>> octave the F#3 seemed to have some false beats.  I worked through it and
>> continued.  Then the next F# had the same thing.  And the next, and the
>> next.  EVERY F# on the piano seemed to have a "waver" that
>> wouldn't go away.
>> I got out my ETD and checked myself and did a 2nd pass on the
>> entire piano.
>> The ETD helped me assure myself that the piano as a whole was in good 
>> tune
>> and I completed the job.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a possibility that whatever is going on with my sinuses
>> as a result
>> of the flu could affect my perception of certain notes?  I did also have 
>> a
>> bit of trouble on B naturals.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm going back tonight after the concert to check the piano again
>> (there is
>> another performance tomorrow morning).  Is there anything I can do 
>> between
>> now and then to "clear my head?!?"
>>
>>
>>
>> Never experienced anything like this before but I can't think of any 
>> other
>> reason why this would occur.  Any thoughts?
>>
>> Joey Recker
>> Plains, GA
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