Hi Matthew and Jim: I have also noted that musicians in charge of a collection of pianos have a tendency to tune their own pianos less often. How many times have you encountered the comment 'Oh, I should have you come and tune my piano at home'. After the calendar comes out we often end with 'I'll get back with you later when the.......' Being married to a piano teacher puts me in the precarious position of keeping our own piano in tolderable tune. The cobler's kids syndrome makes me understand the dilemna folks face with a tuning routine. My wife has so many -round toits- that it's a wonder I still have a happy home to hang my hat. The should : Write it in the schedule book. It's hard for me and the teacher to ignore the entry. If it's just out there and I should do it, well....... Make a firm date. Put it in INK ! Joel > >One of the things that strikes me as curious is that when I worked at >the local college, the teachers wanted their pianos tuned every month or >two, but they only had their home piano tuned once a year. I wonder why >that is. > >Jim Coleman, Sr. > >On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Matthew Todd wrote: > >> You have to also keep in mind that some people people are not fit to be >>piano >> teachers. It is obvious if they want to get their piano tuned only once >>every >> two to three years. >> >> >> > List: >> > This is so much hogwash. Not wanting to add fuel to the fire but.... >>in my >> > long experience, I have found a tremendous lack of pitch knowledge >>especially >> > amongst pianists and piano teachers. Why else would so many of them have >> > their pianos tuned once every two or three years whether it is needed >>or not. >> > And how can one explain the large numbers of vocal teachers I have >> > encountered who really are totally unaware of whether or not not their >>school >> > piano is in tune. The only time I get a call is when a unison has really >> > slipped badly and is obvious to everyone in their classroom or >>something is >> > not working properly and I get a call to fix a note that is "out of tune". >> > >> > This is the rule rather than the exception- in over 30 years of Tuning. >> > >> > Firehoses to the ready!! >> > >> > Bob Bergantino, RPT >> > Willoughby Hills, Ohio >>
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