[pianotech] DIY tuning

[David Ilvedson]

Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNGBupkatjw&feature=related

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Court Stewart" <calexste at gmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 7/20/2009 7:46:04 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] DIY tuning


>Reminds me of this guy:

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZIwxrY3Ss


>Court Stewart
>Roanoke Chapter

>On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>wrote:

>>  Not too often, but you do get the occasional do-it-yourselfer who thinks
>> it looks easy.  The one I enjoyed the most was a lady who said her husband
>> claimed to have a good ear so he bought the tools.  He spent 8 hours one
>> Saturday and never could set a temperament.  At the end of the day he told
>> his wife to call the ---- tuner.  She seemed to be amused by it!
>>
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>> dp
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>> David M. Porritt, RPT
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>> dporritt at smu.edu
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>> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *paul bruesch
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2009 9:16 AM
>> *To:* Pianotech List
>> *Subject:* [pianotech] DIY tuning
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>> Going to tune a spinet tomorrow.
>>
>> Customer says it has "one wire broken, A below middle C..."
>>
>> Chatted a bit more, then she says "I tried to tune it myself."
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>> Me: "Is that how the string broke?"
>>
>> Her: "Yes. It didn't look that hard, but I guess it is. I got the tool from
>> my son." (Well good, I was imagining her using a 6" Crescent!)
>>
>> So I'm curious... how often has anyone come across this? It's a first for
>> me in my not-so-many years of tuning.
>>
>> Paul Bruesch
>> Stillwater, MN
>>