Hey Terry, Where did you get the ball? I've seen them at conventions and in the back of the Journal, but can't find them in Schaff catalog. Do you have a source? Phil Ryan Miami Beach pryan2@the-beach.net ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charly Tuner" <charly_tuner@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:01 PM Subject: ball fitting for tuning hammer > Hi all, > > I just wanted to let those who have not tried the "ball" fitting on the end > of the tuning hammer handle....it's INCREDIBLE! I could never go back to a > regular handle. It makes manipulating the hammer so much easier, without > sacrificing any control; it actually gives me even more control. It really > is like a car shifter..just think how hard it would be to shift without the > knob! And because it's a wood ball, (just a tad smaller than a billiard > ball), there is no noticeable difference in weight. > Oh, by the way, I finally talked the manager of the store where I'm a floor > tuner, to keep the tall blinds CLOSED, (upstairs)at least during the day to > keep the sun & heat off the pianos! These are HUGE picture windows on both > sides of the upstairs showroom. I'm hoping this will keep the pianos in > tune a bit longer as it's been very frustrating tuning a piano, then finding > it's out in just a few days or so from the direct sunlight. Next I hope they > will do something about the humidity fluxuations...but that's wishful > thinking. Also, for those of you who are/have worked as a floor tuner, do > you get paid to tune pianos only ONCE, or if it's still unsold after several > months, and needs a tuning again, will they usually pay you to tune it > again? This is beginning to be the situation at my store as we have soooo > many pianos; yes, many do sell, but quite a few go UNsold for months, and > need to be re-tuned. I just hope that the manager(s) realize that a piano's > first floor tuning...especially that of a NEW piano, will not stay in tune > for very long, due to so many factors which you all know so well. If anyone > can give me some advice/tips on how to approach management with this > problem, I'd appreciate it. > > Terry > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >
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