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<DIV>In a message dated 3/7/05 7:22:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,
tcoates1@sio.midco.net writes:</DIV>
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=2>If you
are unsure about direction, perhaps it is time to have an <BR>outside
"expert" piano technician who is non threatening to you <BR>evaluate=
the
piano. Or did you do that once? I can't remember if it <BR>was=
you
who posted about something like that before.<BR><BR>Tim
Coates<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Unbeknown to me, last week the piano faculty got a technician from
Birmingham to work on the piano. I just so happen to walk by the concer=
t
hall and heard the piano being tuned. I didn't even know the guy, although I=
had
heard of him. (He works for the local Kawai/Baldwin/Schimmel dealer). Anyway=
,
after he got done, I played the piano, and found about a dozen notes that st=
uck
out, either as too dull or too bright. When we had a meeting last week, (the=
piano faculty, the chair, and me), one of the faculty members, (who is playi=
ng a
recital in a couple of weeks), said the piano sounded so much better, b=
ut
there were still a few notes that needed tweeking. So I offered to spend som=
e
time on the piano on Sunday, but only if he agreed to stand by my side, and =
tell
me which notes needed work, and stay there until I had it just the way he
wanted. About an hour before he was scheduled to show up, I tuned the
piano, and identified the notes I though needed voicing. When he got there, =
I
asked him to show me the notes he thought needed voicing. Guess what, w=
e
only agreed on two notes. The rest he didn't say anything about. When I=
pointed them out, he said they sounded fine to him. (He said one was ju=
st
out of tune, which it wasn't). What frustrated me, is that he didn=
't
stick around. He left after a few minutes. So I just fixed the three notes h=
e
said needed work, and closed up the piano. But I did send him an email
explaining my frustration, basically stating that the problem we have
is that I hear things different than he does, and that is why communica=
ting
is so important. I also pointed out that he now has to come back and play th=
e
piano again, before his recital, and show me if there are any more notes he
wants corrected. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>