That is the rallying cry! "Remember the Beckets". '-) David Ilvedson Pacifica, CA On Dec 29, 2009, at 7:01 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: True, true! It helps my dubious extant sanity to know that the vast majority of my customers will be quite satisfied with several skill levels below what I'm capable of. Not that I intentionally do shoddy work, but to OCD on certain things will drive a person to (further) lunacy. For instance, when the HVAC begins to blow on the piano during the tuning, I can't let myself obsess over fine details ... particularly when those details are changing in the process. One thing I've noticed about piano techs: it takes a certain amount of pre-existing nuttiness to even begin this trade. Keeping that within reasonable levels as we succeed in the business is the perpetual challenge. An Admittedly Obsessive Nut, -- JF On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> wrote: Whilst we have been getting so very precise about our fork at 440, at a consistent temperature let’s remember that the piano will vary depending on the temperature and relative humidity that will vary each day. While the A might be at exactly 440.000000000 when you pack up your tools, it will be something slightly different when you open the door to leave. While we as professionals have (probably necessary) obsessive/compulsive disorder we can cross the fine line of insanity pretty easily. Remember the beckets! dp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091229/3c5a8c71/attachment.htm>
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