[pianotech] (..and birds!)

[paul bruesch]

That has to be one of the most hilarious things I've read here!
Anon

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Raymond Irving <rirvingbas2 at mac.com> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> A while back I tuned for a friend, who happens to be a veterinary
> assistant. She also owns several birds, of the talk and squawk variety. My
> wife was along, having pleasant conversation in another room, where the
> birds were caged. Using my trusty RCT, tuning was as usual, and in fact
> sounding fine, till I moved to the treble and worked my way up. The birds
> decided to “help”, by making sure I focused on my aural skills. One in
> particular was able to mimic the pitch I was playing exactly, but moved in
> half steps all the way to the top! That is, when I tuned a C, the bird
> learned that, and continued to sing C when I moved on to C#. C# to D, etc.,
> ALL the way up.To add to the frustration, the girls were in hysterics in the
> other room. Who knew tuning could be so amusing! I was ready to give the
> birds a nice bath in olive oil and basil, but didn't. Oh, it's funny NOW...
>
> Raymond Irving
>
> P.S. Ron N., thanks for the cat photo.
>
>
>
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