<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Rob --</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thank you for this. "Amateur Piano Tuner" is truly a brilliant piece of avant garde satirical film making in the style of a 1960's or 1970' art film. The filmmaker states that this video is a response to another video titled "Tu-ning". I thought that "Amateur Piano Tuning" was well made, clever and funny enough all by itself, but after watching "Tu-nig" I also found it inspired. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here is "Tu-ning" : A TRULY amateur tuner. Even after 30 years.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=_xvDC2-8hFU">http://youtube.com/watch?v=_xvDC2-8hFU</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Still smiling. Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Los Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=468434300-06092007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Rob Goodale<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Amatuer piano Tuning Tutorial on Youtube<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I found what is possibly the most bizarre piano related nightmare on youtube.  I really can not describe this in words, it simply has to be seen to be understood, (if understanding is actually possible).  It is called <FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Amateur Piano Tuning Tutorial</STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Arial>.  It doesn't actually accomplishes anything unless you happen to be heavily under the influence of opium.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The "tutorial" is given by what can only be described as one of the strangest people who has ever lived.  It starts out in his bathroom mirror where he introduces the topic.  He then mentions that in order to tune a piano you need "something this shape or whatever" and retrieves a door stop from the floor to use as a mute.  He proceeds to the piano with the camera running making stops along the way to focus on irrelevant objects.  While talking he regularly turns the camera toward himself so that we get a close view of his missing tooth, eyes, whatever.  The video speed changes periodically as it deteriorates into what could only be described as a drug trip.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>For those who wish to be amazed you can see it at:   <FONT face="Times New Roman">youtube.com/watch?v=XQSG6NsQj30</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note that I left www. off the above address.  I have recently tried to post some other Youtube piano things on the list but apparently the list filters are stopping it.  I'm guessing it doesn't like links added to messages.  Add on the www. part and hopefully this will work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>