Roger: On the Tremper Stupidity Index you deserve a 7. No one has yet been more stupid than I (my ordering 88 tuning pins). I awarded myself a 9 on the TSI. (Isn't there someone more stupid than I?) Fred On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Roger Jolly wrote: > Fred, > This happen not too long ago, and caused me a great deal of > embarrassment. > Late Saturday PM a well respected music teacher called in a panic could I > please come and check two notes on her piano as she was having a recital in > her home that evening. Her usual tuner had tuned the piano that morning but > had taken off out of town for the week end. > No problem being a good Samaritan. > Simple problem two notes in the killer octave of a U1 with loose hammer heads. > In a rush I failed to wipe excess glue from the joint. The lady was not too > pleased when the two notes would not play at all that evening. > Some glue had run down the shank and firmly fixed the shanks to the back > rail cloth. > I wish to remain anonymous > Duh!!!!!!! > Roger > Roger Jolly > Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre > Saskatoon and Regina > Saskatchewan, Canada. > 306-665-0213 > Fax 652-0505 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred W. Tremper, RPT Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 f.trempe@morehead-st.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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