---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Rob, You were a brave soul. I probably would have mentioned it immediately and remarked that it will make it hard for me to concentrate, therefore I may not be able to tune as well or efficiently. The camera will need to be removed before I can begin. Regards, Clyde Robert Goodale wrote: > I had a very interesting experience a couple days ago tuning a grand > piano. As soon as I walked in I noticed that there was a camcorder > pointing at the piano and was running, (the little red light in the > front is a bit of a give away). It was poorly concealed under a > towel. Great just what I need, a lady who thinks I'm going to case > and rob the place and wants to spy on me. I sit down and pretend I > didn't see the camera and proceed to tune the piano. While I'm > working I noticed that her kid, (probably 9 or 10 yrs old), kept > creeping around the corner and watching me. Now I'm starting to feel > like a criminal figuring the lady is sending her son on a > reconnaissance mission. I continue to tune the piano, double checking > myself as I go that I'm not doing anything that would constitute being > accused of something. After a while I started hearing really strange > sounds. You know, kid sounds that annoy school teachers and little > sisters. The sounds are coming from behind me but there isn't > anything there but a wall. I continue tuning and then hear the sounds > again. I get up and walk around the piano. Nothing. I sit down > again and within a minute more kid sounds. FINALLY I figure it out. > There was an outlet cover in the wall that apparently goes though to > the other side and isn't entirely sealed. Then it dawned on me. The > kid had set up the camera and was playing a game with me. He's making > sounds through the wall to catch my reactions on tape for his own > amusement! I thought about it for a minute but chose not to play > along "just in case". What a slick little snot! I finished tuning > the piano and called through the house to let someone know I was > done. After several minute of yelling through the house I just packed > up my things and went on my way. This was a prearranged deal so I > wasn't owed any money so it was just as well. This was definitely a > first for me! Rob Goodale, RPTLas Vegas, NV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d5/8e/09/7d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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