> I think it would be an adventure if we shared some of our first jobs. My first tuning job was on my parents' piano when I was, oh, maybe 14. They knew a guy who had his own tuning hammer and they borrowed it for me. I used one of the little round chrome-and-black pitchpipes to get started. I'm sure it was an awful tuning by any standard, but the old upright piano was a whole lot better after I finished. I started tuning for income before I knew anything about tuning. I couldn't figure out why the 1/2-step flat piano still sounded so terrible after tuning it to pitch on one pass. I made two following trips, I believe, before I was satisfied, and made about twenty bucks (this was probably in the late 60's). Clyde Hollinger, RPT Lititz, PA
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