I've had some unavoidable situations like that too, like the rock band doing a sound check during my half-hour tuning window.but in a home setting, it seems like we ought to be able to head off things like loud talking, vacuum cleaners, TV, etc. I've been thinking about sending a letter to new clients in advance of the first appointment, diplomatically pointing out that the quieter the environment, the better the tuning. At the same time, it could be a marketing/educational opportunity for other services. Anybody else doing this? Done it and stopped? What was your experience? Kerry Kean www.ohiopianotuner.com <http://www.ohiopianotuner.com/> _____ From: Paul T Williams [mailto:pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:50 AM To: David Ilvedson; pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions In a pitch black room just off stage while Kats was having a very loud sound-check! Paul From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: 03/02/2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions _____ Stanford Memorial Church while the organist was practicing...seriously! David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Pritchard" <david at davidpritchard.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/2/2010 7:07:29 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions >I once tuned at a veterans home in their big activity room, and one of the older >(probably senile) residents would sing whatever note I was tuning as loud as he >could. "Laaaaaaaaaaa!" My mood was somewhere between irritated and >uncontrollable laughter. >David Pritchard >Scottsbluff, NE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100302/0d953715/attachment.htm>
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