"Put a plug in it"

[Sarah Fox]

Hi Ron,

> The best thing I found was to forget about perfect and throw the tuning at
> the piano on a dead run. Keep moving, quickly, even if you're not
> satisfied. Don't even slow down to split those hairs. Hurry, hurry. Get
> close, first judgement, then move on. Now! Quit picking on it. Go!
>
> When you get done, check it carefully. You'll be surprised how close it
is.
> Much better than your impression of how you were doing when you were in
the
> throes of tuning. Remember and learn from the experience, and repeat as
> necessary. We spend more time talking ourselves out of our tuning than we
> do installing it when we're new. You have to get past that as soon as
> possible and get on to the real aggravations.

Thanks!  I'll give this a try on my next tuning.  :)

Peace,
Sarah