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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike I love this story, I have had many experiences
of customers who insist on whistling the note I am tuning. Then there are the
canaries and budgerigars who get louder and louder the more you tune. I have on
many occasions had to put the caged birds outside so I can hear. However,
my worst nightmare are jazz drummers and bass players who feel it is absolutely
imperative to tune their gear whilst I am in the middle of a tune on the same
stage. When it is pointed out to them that I am tuning they look at you with
this strange look of disbelief that someone else has to tune too. The trouble is
we have just a few more strings to cope with than they do!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Lawson Wangaratta Australia.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=chchristus@earthlink.net href="mailto:chchristus@earthlink.net">chuck
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Homer the singing dog</DIV>
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<DIV>Yea, Mike, make a video for the $10,000 grand prize you're sure to win
from Funniest Home Videos.</DIV>
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<DIV>By the way, have you ever wondered why so many dogs like to be under
grand pianos when you tune? It's loud enough down there even at medium
loudness, let alone repeated test blows! Maybe they're trying to learn
pitches?</DIV>
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<DIV>As bad as your singing dog, for me, was one customer who whistled
and hummed each of the notes I was tuning, loud enough for me to hear clearly
from the next room, as if they were trying to prove to me or themselves that
they can match a selected pitch. Guess they were trying to show by their
audition they were as smart as some dogs, just not as humble.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chuck<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Mike-</DIV>
<DIV>Please make a video of this!</DIV>
<DIV>(I recall a janitor who behaved similarly.)<BR>Ed<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> Every few years I run
across a dog that likes to sing while I tune. I'm not sure if they
are in pain or they really enjoy it. Today was unique. Homer,
a black lab would howl a note at the pitch I was tuning. He
would usually start out on a different note and slide up or down until he
hit it. It wasn't dead on, but close enough. He would even
adjust an octave up or down to stay in his vocal range. Homer's owner
wasn't aware of her pet's talent, but it became distracting so we
put him outside where he continued to accompany.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> Any other singalong
stories ??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> Mike Kurta
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