There is a guy, I am convinced, who in the Fall watches to see when I leave in the morning to go out on my tunings, and follows me around from client to client with his gas-powered leaf blower. He looks like the same guy anyway. Has anyone ever tried to tune during the cicada cycles? The last infestation, I had an outside tuning under a tent for a wedding, and was able to figure that the chirrr of the cicada was almost a perfect fifth. Really helped me in the temperament area. :-) P In a message dated 3/2/2010 10:45:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, toddpianoworks at att.net writes: Okay get this..... Daughter in living room watching TV (spongebob I think), son in room practicing his electric guitar to a precorded soundtrack, mom in kitchen on the phone, and it just so happened to be the day the lawn service showed up! Go figure... TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 _http://www.toddpianoworks.com_ (http://www.toddpianoworks.com/) --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Kerry <kerrykean at att.net> wrote: From: Kerry <kerrykean at att.net> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 10:41 PM It does work (in most cases) to ask, but it’s also embarrassing to have to be reminded, no matter how nicely. That’s why I’m interested in advance notice. Kerry Kean _www.ohiopianotuner.com_ (http://www.ohiopianotuner.com/) ____________________________________ From: Gerald Groot [mailto:tunerboy3 at comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:57 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions For me, I try and work through a certain amount of noise but, if it escalates too much, I just politely tell them that I need it quiet. "You are giving me to much competition. (I say with a smile) I need it quiet if you want the piano to sound nice." They apologize and hush up. From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Kerry Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:43 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning with distractions 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/20100303/558a3660/attachment.htm>
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