Cicada have their own "beat"... They can be tuned up and very easily with a hammer.. that's if you can find them. Climbing gear anyone? You tune them until the beat stops. Pure unison with the tree! We've got lots of them in this area. Scott On 3/2/2010 10:29 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > 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/c2fe805a/attachment-0001.htm>
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