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<font size="-1"><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"><big><big>During
a big pitch raise, after the first pass, I say, "I've just told the
piano that the ball park is three blocks in THAT direction." <br>
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Good idea, Ed. <br>
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Susan</big></big><br>
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Ed Foote wrote:
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cite="mid:8CF5BE6D8E571CE-1A90-2ED57@webmail-d158.sysops.aol.com"
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face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><font
class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;" size="2">Greetings,</font>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> Oh how the mind doth
wander,drifting into idea-land as the 6th octave marches beneath our
tuning hammer. What wandered into mine this a.m. was an idea for a
page in the Journal. Depending on what our astute Mr. Sutton thinks
best, it could be as short or as long as publication imperatives
dictate. It can be broadly based, easily edited and will write itself. </font></div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> I would like to see a
compilation of analogies. Ones that we use in our work, with
customers. Among us, I bet there are hundreds of them. I imagine
many of us that use the same ones, but I know there are some effective,
off-the-wall explanations I would never have thought of, by myself. If
we compiled all the ones that successfully illustrate to the customer
what their piano needs, we could all improve our marketing.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> They could be grouped by topic,
ie, analogies for pitch raises, another group for regulations, regular
tuning, or voicing (a subject which lends itself to all sorts of
comparisons; esoteric, esthetic, and otherwise). Maybe a ground rule
or two as we start, to keep it simple and easy to edit. Maybe, two
lines per analogy, only, and we all agree to steal and be stolen from,
plagiarising with impunity. If somebody has to keep their secret weapon
secret, don't put it out there. </font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> So, here is two of mine that seem
to connect the majority of the time. </font></div>
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class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> Inre a pitch raise:
I frame it like trying to turn a rough pasture (their present
condition), into a golf green(that velvety smoothness from clean
octaves and unisons). It simply can't be done in one pass.</font></div>
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class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;" size="2">Inre
regulation: Trying to control an out of regulation piano is like trying
to drive a car that only has half enough air in the tires. You can get
from one place to another, but not with any control, and it's work
instead of fun. </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;" size="2">Just
a thought...<br>
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color="black" face="arial" size="2">Ed Foote RPT<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html">http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</a></font></div>
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