"Quiet"??

[Robin Blankenship]

Whatever the sound environment and its challenges, there has been a tougher 
one somewhere in the past. So, starting to relate to the present customer 
some long ago Ironman tuning situation often draws humorous and "point 
taken" attention to whatever the present one is. And, they usually get the 
hint. Failing that, it sometimes helps to just start talking about what the 
tuner is listening FOR as he/she works. Last resort is to stick head deep 
into the innards of the piano and look pained, all the while mouthing a 
silent conversation to the customer.

'Nuf heard. But, I really enjoyed your comemnts, Ron!!!!

Robin Blankenship
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: "Quiet"??


>> I always give my clients The Piano.......book by Phillip Gurlick. It 
>> usually keeps them busy reading, so they aren't up to noisy mischief.<G> 
>> If that doesn't work, then I refer them to PAGE 10, Number 18....they 
>> read it and usually say: Oh, I hadn't thought of that! Then they go tell 
>> the yard service to take a hike or.....whatever. If that doesn't work, 
>> then I have an olde 60's Mad Comics Post Card with a picture of Alfred E. 
>> Newman shouting so loud that his glottis is vibrating and the forceful 
>> sound lines project out of his mouth, expanding to a very large 
>> QUIET!!!!!!!!<G> IF that doesn't work I either suffer in silence or walk 
>> out, depending on the urgency of my pocket book and the tuning 
>> situation.<G>
>
> Noise almost never is considered. Do you have enough light? Would you like 
> the ceiling fan on? How about a cup of coffee? Wired on caffeine, blinded 
> by Kliegs, and dopplered into a psychotic episode, why would you possibly 
> need to be able to hear?
> Ron N
>