[CAUT] Friday vent/Good Saturday

[Paul Kupelian]

Conrad,
I think a good day might have been better if you had some of the new PTG
coloring booklets to hand out to the kids.  I find them to be a great friend
maker.
Paul Kupelian

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad
Hoffsommer
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:09 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Friday vent/Good Saturday


Cauterized folks,


I had a great day Saturday...

1. Hardman Peck 85 note Minipiano, 75¢ flat, not tuned in 15+ years, 
moved/stored, etc.
- pitch raise and tune - good start on a backache.
2. Whitney 45" (yearly tuning)
3. 5 yr old Schubert(Belarus) 45", continental case, >100¢ flat, rubbing 
hammers, difficulty determining which groups of three strings were supposed 
to be hit by which hammers, etc.
- spaced some hammers, numerous strings, two pitch raises then tuned, 
thought many impure thoughts...
4. Whitney grand (yearly tuning)

Sure keeps ya honest when you have a challenging day like that.

What made it a great day?

#1. Everything worked and it tuned up very cleanly, but the best part was 
the enthusiastic 7 yr old just starting and the mother who wants to resume.
#2. The daughter started at my college this year, and is taking piano
lessons.
#3. The very enthusiastic 6 yr old boy and 7 yr old girl. (He was the one 
pushing for getting a piano!)
#4. The 6th grade daughter who watched my entire tuning, wanted to know 
about everything I was doing, what each tool I used was for and said "this 
sounds great, now!" when I was done.  The mother who asked around among her 
friends and had lined up the whole day for me, and asked if I'd like her to 
line up another full day in the spring. (this was the third time she'd done 
this for me)

This day confirmed my feeling that I don't have customers, I have friends 
who have pianos that they let me work on when I come to visit.



BTW,  I think I _DID_ convince my dept head to "allow" me to use Wurzen on 
the B.


Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076

- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.