I've learned that a long time ago. If I get into a piano that is "all over the place", I ask about it locations and environment since it was last serviced. Ken Gerler kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net> To: <ruth at alliedpiano.com>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] work hazards - an honest man > Jim, I hope you can admit to yourself when your are wrong, and say that > "the > last guy who tuned it was NOT an idiot!" > > Will Truitt > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Ruth Phillips > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:41 PM > To: 'Jim Busby'; pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] work hazards - an honest man > > Jim, you are an honest man! Yes, sometimes it just happens. My favorite > line in > my classes is, Ask Me How I Know. I also agree with Mark Wisner that we > have > no way of knowing what occurred prior to our visit. I'm enjoying all the > wisdom > coming from this topic. > Ruth > > ruth at alliedpiano.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Busby [mailto:jim_busby at byu.edu] > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 11:44 AM > To: ruth at alliedpiano.com; pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: RE: [pianotech] Simon & Garfunkel piano > > Brian, > > I agree with Ruth, and add this story. A couple of years ago I > tuned/prepped > for a certain "high profile" performer. When the piano came in it was > terrible! Specs everywhere, tuning all over the place. I complained to the > driver that the last tech must be an idiot... He quietly told me that this > was the piano I prepped three weeks earlier, but it had been sitting in > the > truck since then (-10 degrees at one point) Sometimes it just happens. > > Jim > > >
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