Tuning Time

[Farrell]

Thanks for all your replies. I think alot of my improvements will come from
the mental angle of just accepting less than perfection and being willing to
say "good enough" and moving on. I think the winner for the best technical
tip is the one below. I like that. It's appropriate. Thanks Jim.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. Parker" <jhparker@surfsouth.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: Tuning Time


> I believe it was Ken Kadwell that I heard say once that on Betsy Ross
> spinets he just put his watch on the pin block and after an hour stopped
> tuning.  Humor no doubt but a grain of truth.
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Maxpiano@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Tuning Time
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/6/00 11:57:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org writes:
> >
> > << I know you can only do so much
> >  with old/worn-out/low quality pianos, but why can't I do a lousy job on
> >  these in the same amount of time it takes me to do a good job on a
decent
> >  piano. >>
> >
> > Discipline, Terry, Discipline!  Force yourself to go on through in a
> > specified time like the hour and a quarter you name.   Worn out Betsy
Ross
> or
> > Aeolian spinet won't sound any better after two hours of your precious
> time.
> > In fact, the Lesters I tune on a regular basis stay so well in tune
after
> a
> > year, that I am often finished in under an hour!
> >
>
>