HI Patric, Wow that was an experience for sure. I'm anxious to see what kinds of situations I'll run into when I tune again. I was thankful that they offered me lunch. It's hard to know if Im picking up speed because I have so many interuptions, but food interuptions are always welcome. :) Marshall ps. When I go to my first guld meeting this month in Chicago, I'm going to see if anyone there has an ETD that I can get a close look at. I want to see how bug the numbers are whether I can read them or not. I'd like to get one just so I can raise pitch before tuning by ear. ----- Original Message ----- From: "PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L." <patrick@pianospianissimo.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 6:43 PM Subject: Re: tuning environment > >What has been yoru worst tuning environment?< > > > Hi Marshall, > > Had to tune one of the hire grands (c-7) at a jazz festival last summer, > while the band playing before the ones i was tuning the piano for, were > doing their rehearsing on the stage with me!!! (someone at the festivals > organization wasnt that organized after all... long story) > > It was an open air event and the piano had been out in the heat all > afternoon, and at 11pm the temperature difference was of easily 10-15º > (celsius) meaning of course the tuning was... well, not even "good enough > for jazz" > > So i put the lid on the "half" position, and put the transit cover on as > closer to me as i could, turned on RCT... and voila! > > It was amazing how RCT could listen to the whole piano with that "ground > shaking" noice on such small stage. > > Not only that, but the tuning was actually pretty good considering :) > > oh, and screaming kids, noisy neigbourghs in flats, builders knocking > walls down... are noisy too! > > Regards, > > Patrick > > P.S.: isn't it great when customers offer nice food!! >> >> Hi Everyone, >> I know it's not a technical question per sae, but I like hearing about >> other technician's experiences. What has been yoru worst tuning >> environment? Today I tuned a piano at a nursing home, an Acrosonic. The >> people were great, but it always throws me off when someone comesup and >> asks me a question such as, "Have you found that lost chord yet." I was >> making sure my thirds matched up evenly. It was great, and I scheduled >> them for their next tuning already plus one of the employees there >> scheduled me to tune her piano in two weeks. It was a great experience, >> but it's hard to tune with lots of background activity. What do you guys >> do in that situation, besides make the best of it.?:) >> Marshall >> ps. It was a great tuning all around however, plus they offered me lunch! >> Awesome chili and corn bread. >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> >> >>> At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote: >>> >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more active >>> in >>> >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration purposes...it >>> does >>> >get folks' attention. >>> >>> I'm sure it does! >>> >>> >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in which this >>> >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician who did >>> it >>> >is no longer employed there. >>> >>> Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, there >>> is >>> more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and shove it." >>> >>> sssssssssnn >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > Patrick Hinves Ballesta > Afinador/Técnico 610442371 > PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L. > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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