hogwash tunings

[Joel Jones]

Hi Matthew and Jim:
I have also noted that musicians in charge of a collection of pianos have a
tendency to tune their own pianos less often.  How many times have you
encountered the comment 'Oh, I should have you come and tune my piano at
home'. After the calendar comes out we often end with 'I'll get back with
you later when the.......'
	Being married to a piano teacher puts me in the  precarious
position of  keeping our own  piano in tolderable tune.  The cobler's kids
syndrome makes me understand the dilemna folks face with a tuning  routine.
My wife has so many -round toits-  that it's a wonder I still have a happy
home to hang my hat.
	The should :    Write it in the schedule book.  It's  hard for me
and the teacher to ignore the entry.   If it's just out there  and I should
do it,  well.......       Make a firm date.   Put it in INK !
Joel

>
>One of the things that strikes me as curious is that when I worked at
>the local college, the teachers wanted their pianos tuned every month or
>two, but they only had their home piano tuned once a year. I wonder why
>that is.
>
>Jim Coleman, Sr.
>
>On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Matthew Todd wrote:
>
>> You have to also keep in mind that some people people are not fit to be
>>piano
>> teachers.  It is obvious if they want to get their piano tuned only once
>>every
>> two to three years.
>>
>>

>> >  List:
>> > This is so much hogwash. Not wanting to add fuel to the fire but....
>>in my
>> > long experience, I have found a tremendous lack of pitch knowledge
>>especially
>> > amongst pianists and piano teachers.  Why else would so many of them have
>> > their pianos tuned once every two or three years whether it is needed
>>or not.
>> >  And how can one explain the large numbers of vocal teachers I have
>> > encountered who really are totally unaware of whether or not not their
>>school
>> > piano is in tune.  The only time I get a call is when a unison has really
>> > slipped badly and is obvious to everyone in their classroom or
>>something is
>> > not working properly and I get a call to fix a note that is "out of tune".
>> >
>> > This is the rule rather than the exception- in over 30 years of Tuning.
>> >
>> > Firehoses to the ready!!
>> >
>> > Bob Bergantino, RPT
>> > Willoughby Hills, Ohio
>>