<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>See, that is one of the reasons I prefer the AccuTuner to a = computer-based electronic device - durability. I'll bet this guy used an AccuTuner. All = that clop, clop, clop, between tune, tune, tune would wreck a computer! And = where would he recharge???? I hope I meet him someday.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I tuned a Kawai grand at a downtown Tampa St. = John's Progressive Baptist Church on Friday. This is the place that last year they had pounded both front legs of the grand through the stage floor (the = piano was only held up by the lyre and back leg - and balanced by the friction of = the two front legs in the floor). This time they busted the sustain pedal off (I = cannabalized the sostenuto pedal as a temporary fix). The lady = invited me to attend a service. This was after I asked her about the two big = damaged speakers on her desk. She said they blew out both leslie speakers from = the B3 a couple weeks ago. The repair dude put the ones on her desk in there = temporarily, but they blew those out also. They have new ones in now. She said the B3 = player is a small woman, but she really tears up the organ. I told her I was = Quaker and we worship in silence. She let out a yell and a chuckle. She said to = come on down for one of their services and to fasten my seat belt! I can't = wait!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's not just a job. It's an adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dianepianotuner@hotmail.com href="mailto:dianepianotuner@hotmail.com">Diane Hofstetter</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2001 = 5:49 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: It's a Small = (Piano) World - Fun Stuff</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P>Many years ago we were at a party and met an elderly man who = had been a piano tuner in the outback in Australia.  He would travel = between jobs on horseback and would stay overnight with his clients who would feed = him and his horse dinner and send him off to his next job the following = morning after breakfast.  He had wonderful tales to tell and we invited him to = one of our PTG meetings to tell his tales.</P> <P>Diane<BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>Diane Hofstetter </DIV>245-M Mount = Hermon Rd.#343 <DIV></DIV>Scotts Valley, CA 95066 <DIV></DIV>ph 831-438-6222 <DIV></DIV>fax 831-430-9741 <DIV></DIV>dianepianotuner@hotmail.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Newton Hunt <NHUNT@OPTONLINE.NET> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org <DIV></DIV>>To: pianotech@ptg.org <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: It's a Small (Piano) World - Fun Stuff <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 13:11:52 -0400 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I used to tune for Franz Rupp, accompanist for Fritz = Chrysler. He had an old <DIV></DIV>>beat up S&S M or O but he would regale me with = tales of the traveling <DIV></DIV>>accompanist even flying in a Zeppelin. Some of those = elder folks had wonderful <DIV></DIV>>adventures. He also had interesting tales of piano = qualities he encountered on <DIV></DIV>>his travels. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Newton <DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A = href="http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp">http://explorer.msn.com</= A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>