Carol! Never used a washboard, Huh? And did you use a solar dryer? (clothes line) Maybe you're not THAT old. It would be interesting if everyone signed their name along with their age. Carl Meyer (pushing 70 from the wrong direction) > [Original Message] > From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 9/13/00 7:36:02 PM > Subject: Re: business cards > > One of those pieces of equipment showed twelve strobe wheels all at once, one > for each half-step. I was thinking that was the Conn Strobotuner, but I'm > probably wrong. Anyone know the name of the thing I'm referring to? > > Clyde > > Carol Beigel wrote: > > > I learned to tune with one of those gadgets! It was a small, squarish brown > > box. The next generation of these gadgets was a taller model called the > > Conn STrobotuner that was rectangular in shape, but had one big circular > > display. I think the little red dots went round a 3 inch circle. Then > > after that I switched to the newfangled Sight O Tuner, then the Accutuner, > > then Cyber Tuner! Yeah, I guess I've always used a machine to tune, but > > then again I 've always used a machine to do my laundry - starting with a > > ringer washing machine! > > > > Carol Beigel > > > > >From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> > > >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > > >To: pianotech@ptg.org > > >Subject: business cards > > >Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:33:03 -0500 > > > > > >I ran into a couple of interesting business cards this past week. > > > > > > > > >PIANO TUNING > > > > > >With the Electronic > > >STROBOCONN > > > > > >TUNES EVERY NOTE PERFECT > > >ALL WORK GUARANTEED > > > > > >This is followed by the name of the music company he apparently worked for, > > >and his name, address, etc. The tuning date was June-6-58. I had no idea > > >whatsoever that there was such a thing as a STROBOCONN when I was ten. <G> > > > > > >Ron N > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > --- Carl W. Meyer, Santa Clara, Ca. --- cmpiano@earthlink.net
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