<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Use ear plugs. That is the best way = to tune in a noisy environment. Try it. You won’t believe it. I use = the cheap silicone variety you can get in any drug store. You use them to = cover the opening to the ear, you don’t stick them down inside the ear = canal. You can regulate how much attenuation they give the sound by how tightly you = cover the opening. For most of the piano I have them packed tight. For octave = 7 I loosen them a little.   <div> Dean Dean May        &nbs= p;    cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com   = 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN  = 47802 </div>   -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of pianotune05@comcast.net Sent: Friday, February = 03, 2006 7:37 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: tuning = environment   <div>   </div> <div> Hi = Everyone, </div> <div> I know it's not a technical = question per sae, but I like hearing about other technician's experiences.  = What has been yoru worst tuning environment?  Today I tuned a piano at a nursing home, an Acrosonic.  The people were great, but it always = throws me off when someone comesup and asks me a question such as, "Have = you found that lost chord yet." I was making sure my thirds matched up evenly.  It was great, and I scheduled them for their next tuning = already plus one of the employees there scheduled me to tune her piano in two weeks.  It was a great experience, but it's hard to tune with lots = of background activity.  What do you guys do in that situation, = besides make the best of it.?:)  </div> <div> Marshall </div> <div> ps. It was a great tuning = all around however, plus they offered me lunch!  Awesome chili and corn = bread.  </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -------------- Original message = -------------- From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> > At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote: > >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more = active in > >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration = purposes...it does > >get folks' attention. > > I'm sure it does! > > >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in = which this > >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician = who did it > >is no longer employed there. > > Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, = there is > more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and = shove it." > > sssssssssnn > > > _______________________________________________ >! ; Pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>