[CAUT] New job

[Ray T. Bentley]

Wim,
 
Get used to saying "Mahalo" too!
 
Our church has a great handbell choir with 5 octaves of bells.  I and a
memorial fund recently made contributions that allowed the purchase of 3
octaves of hand chimes.  It's neat to "change voices" for effect during
some selections!  Have you used those, too?
 
Ray
 
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Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Registered Piano Tuner-Technician
Alton, IL
ray at bentley.net
www.ray.bentley.net <http://www.ray.bentley.net/> 
 
 

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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [CAUT] New job



In a message dated 5/22/07 4:27:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
hoffsoco at luther.edu writes:

Iffn conditions were diff'rent, I'd say Aloha, too.  We'd probably 
fight over who turned pages, however, and be a couple of clang-a-lot 
ding-a-lings... ;-}
Our bell choir just celebrated 25 years, and at one time there were 3 
piano tuners in it.  (now there's only 2 RPTs)

What, if anything, is the connection betwixt bells and pianos?

Enjoy your Pacific adventure !!




Conrad Hoffsommer


What's the connection between handbells and pianos, you ask. Nothing
really, but I really enjoy playing handbells. I also love playing
racquetball. I tune pianos to make a living. I play handbells and
racquetball to support my "habits".
 
I have, on several occasions, however, used my ear to point out some
very out of tune handbells. In a choir up in St. Louis, the first time I
played Ab 3, it was so flat I thought I had picked up the wrong bell.
Yet no-one had ever heard it.  And this last semester I volunteered to
direct a handbell choir at another church, and their C4 & D4 were so
horribly out of tune, it made the rest of the bells sound awful.
Unfortunately, bells can't be tuned, at least not with the equipment I
have available. 
 
Jan and I are really looking forward to our new life. It's going to cost
us some money, but I am confident I can recoup the expense in a couple
of months. 
 
I guess I'm going to have to get used to saying it, too. Aloha
 
Wim 




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