<div dir="ltr"><div>Well, he "was" an oboist! I was a bassoonist. LOL </div> <div> </div> <div>Avery Todd (flame suit securely on.) <br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Porritt, David <<a href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"> <div> <p><span style="COLOR: #215868">I understand what you're saying.  Sometimes I think it's insecurity on my part, sometimes I think I'm just embarrassed for them (you know that embarrassment you feel when the trumpet player cracks his high note, or the actor forgets his lines.)  These people just forget their manners and you're embarrassed for them.</span></p> <div class="Ih2E3d"> <p><span style="COLOR: #215868"> </span></p> <div> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #215868; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">dp</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #215868; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #215868; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">David M. Porritt, RPT</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #215868; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas"><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu" target="_blank">dporritt@smu.edu</a></span></p></div> <p><span style="COLOR: #215868"> </span></p></div> <div> <div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Busby<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2008 5:23 PM <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"><br><b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner</div></div></span> <p></p></p></div></div> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"> <p> </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks all.</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">You know, maybe I'm alone in this, but even though I know the piano was right on and someone like this is basically an ass, it still REALLY bothers me. And here I am 53 years old with the maturity of a 10 year old… :-) </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Cheers!</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Jim Busby</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p> <div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul T Williams<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2008 4:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner</span></p></div> <p> </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Go figur.</span> <br><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You just have to smile and assure.  Education sometimes works, but usually, they "know it all"</span> <br> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Paul</span> <br><br></p> <table style="WIDTH: 100%" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; WIDTH: 40%; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top" width="40%"> <p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">"Porritt, David" <<a href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu" target="_blank">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</a>></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt"> </span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Sent by: <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a></span> </p> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">07/25/2008 05:06 PM</span> </p> <table cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Please respond to<br>College and University Technicians <<a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut@ptg.org</a>></span></p></td></tr> </tbody></table></td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; WIDTH: 59%; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top" width="59%"> <table style="WIDTH: 100%" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="right"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">To</span></p></td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">"College and University Technicians" <<a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut@ptg.org</a>></span> </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="right"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">cc</span></p></td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"></td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="right"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Subject</span></p></td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p> <table cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"></td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br><br><br><span style="COLOR: #37605e">There's always one!</span> <br><span style="COLOR: #37605e"> </span> <br><span style="COLOR: #37605e">dp</span> <br><span style="COLOR: #37605e"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #37605e; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas"> </span> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #37605e; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">David M. Porritt, RPT</span> <br><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">dporritt@smu.edu</span></a> <br> <span style="COLOR: #37605e"> </span> <br><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Busby<b><br> Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2008 4:34 PM<b><br>To:</b> College and University Technicians<b><br>Subject:</b> [CAUT] Barbie tuner</span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">List,</span> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I won't name the fellow, but at the International Double Reed Society conference here at BYU there is this "oboist" who is running around with this tiny guitar tuner complaining that all the instruments are off. He confronted me before one of his performances saying that the pitch of the Shigeru was not A440 but was A442. He said the Hamburg D was also A442 (Was supposed to be at A443). I told him I was confident the pitch was where it was supposed to be on both instruments and that maybe his small tuner was off. BAD thing to say! Boy was he mad! After his performance, when most the people were gone, the head honcho watched me measure the pianos. Less than 4/10ths of one cent off… (Dang! Will I ever learn to keep my pitch dead on?)</span> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Funny, but almost all his high notes were extremely flat. Or maybe I'm just dreaming…</span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jim Busby</span> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span> <br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">p.s. Other than this unfortunate experience everyone else is very nice and complimentary. </span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br> </div>