"Quiet"??

[Robin Blankenship]

Yes, and sometimes reminding them just how much their parents are paying for 
you to be tuning that piano gets the point across, too.

Robin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel A. Jones" <jajones2 at wisc.edu>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: "Quiet"??


> Mike,
>
> An exception to your excellent statement .
> Recently while tuning in a dorm lounge I was joined by
>  two young men carrying pizza boxes.  Immediately
> the 50" TV blared on with music videos, 3 young
> girls joined us and the party was rockin'.
>
> As I walked over to the party a young lady who had
> been studying at a table on the other side of the lounge
> said loudly  "I bet you would like to have the noise
> turned down".  Taking the cue I said "Yes, I can't hear
> is there another place you could have your pizza party".
>
> One young man with his baseball hat on frontwards said'
> "Man I can't hear the TV for that piano pounding".
> I bet you knew he was going to say that.
>
> I screwed in my earplugs another notch and kept on
> 'pounding'.  Eventually, 10 minutes or so, they became
> annoyed at the pounding and left.  Of course leaving
> behind the pizza debris and the TV still thumpin'.
>
> So, Mike it works 99 times out of 100 in my
> experience.
>
> Joel
>
> Joel Jones, RPT
> Madison, WI-
> On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Mike Kurta wrote:
>
>> My answer to folks who don't realize they are the source of background 
>> noise is to kindly comment, "I could really do a better job if it was 
>> quieter." This seems to hit home and has the desired effect.
>>    Mike Kurta
>
>