[pianotech] Simon & Garfunkel piano

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

A customer just told me of a concert she attended by the St. Louis Symphony 
where they purposely tuned one piano a 1/4 step off of the other. She said 
it was "interesting"!

Ken Gerler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Simon & Garfunkel piano


>A school asked me to tune two pianos for duets at the summer recital.
> I did.
> They moved the wrong pianos on stage. One of the pianos was way off pitch.
> They paid me the next day with praises for the wonderful tuning.
> Ed Sutton
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Simon & Garfunkel piano
>
>
> Ed,
>
> Been there too. You're right. Here's the "other side": I was asked to tune 
> for a major orchestra, A442. I forgot! I about died the next day, just 
> knowing I'd get a call. I did. "Jim we just wanted to thank you for the 
> wonderful tuning!" "Oh, did everything go well then?" "Yes, just fine...". 
> I just ended saying "I'm glad". Sometimes you  win, sometimes you lose. 
> Or, reverse that.
>
> Regards,
> Jim
>
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