Tuners who don't play

[Wimblees@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-10-21 07:29:42 EDT, you write:

>Despite my surface explanation to the client, I am left with this
>lingering question:  why do not more of us who spend our lives
>caring for these beautiful instruments have more interest in
>learning to play?

Bill:

I am one who doesn'y know how to "play" the piano.  I know basic cord
progresions, and can play arpegios, and I "noodle", that is I play
indiscrimnately, trying to keep some sort of chord progression going. Some of
my customers who do not know how to play, think I play beautifully. But there
was one customer who is a piano player, and said, after listening to me
"noodle": "that was the most intersting chord progresions I have ever heard".

Why don't I learn to play the piano? I wish I could play. I started with
lesson when I was 8 or 9, but gave it up because I lost interest, even though
my father and sister played very well. But now, at age 51, even though I have
the desire, I don't have the mechnical skills in my hands. I can't get one
hand to do one thing, while the other hand is doing something else. But the
real reason I don't want to take lessons, and learn to play, is that after
tuning 5, 6 or even 7 pianos in a day, the last thing I want to do is sit
down in front of my piano, and practice. Enough is enough allready.

Willem Blees  RPT
St. Louis