<html> <body> An apprentice I had a couple of years ago once told me that the tuning never bothered him. Until he learned how to tune. More than once, he'd gone into a room to practice and some unisons, etc. bothered him enough to come down to the shop and get his tools! Knowledge can sometimes be a dangerous thing! :-D Avery At 12:31 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">As a piano instructor, I've always been fascinated by the work of the piano tuner/tech.  The only problem is it creates a new level of listening and I begin to hear problems that were probably already present in the piano.  (Result:  the dreaded call-back).  Similarly, as a student tech, I'm beginning to hear problems in our piano that I had the "luxury" of never hearing before.  Now, not only am I critical of the music but critical of the instrument as well.  It's driving my husband nuts!  =) Michelle Smith Student Tuner Bastrop, Texas On Apr 18, 2006, at 12:04 PM, <a href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com">BobDavis88@aol.com</a> wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">David Love writes: <dl> <dd>Sometimes people are sensitive to strange things.  While those things have <dd>often fallen into the range of "normal", I'm not averse to trying to find <dd>the pea in the mattress...as long as the meter is running.     </dl>-THE- single best educational opportunity in my career has been "crazy" clients. Over and over I find that when a client tells me he feels or hears something, he feels or hears something. It might not be something that bothers me or others, it might not be something that is easy or cheap or even possible to fix; but the search for an explanation (to both myself and the client) ALWAYS leads to a better understanding of the subtleties of this enormously complex instrument. It changes the desire for a crabby dismissal into a cheerful detective story. If it's going to be costly, I don't "warn" the client, I simply "let him know," which relieves it of any emotional content for both of us, and creates a partnership.    I applaud David's taking this person seriously. While David, being a pianist, might be more inclined to take this person seriously, a technician doesn't have to be a pianist to get immense satisfaction from the challenge of playing Superdective.   Bob Davis</blockquote></blockquote></body> </html>