..for those of you who don't remember, I have 2 Baldwin "R's" in a restaurant and there seems to be a 'stability' issue with them with the main player. BUNK(can I say that here?!). Pno#1 came screaming in at -1.3 cents..Pno#2 came off the blocks at 0.0 cents. Pno1 is being played 7 nights a week now, and Pno2 is being used sparingly, but usually 2 nights a week. The player called me to tell me how to dis-assemble his gear on top on of Pno1..I assured him I have been playing piano for many many years(he knows this) and I am nothing but very careful with other people's livelyhood. He also called me to 'tell' me how out of tune they were..yes, there were a couple of unisons that had fallen, but me, being as picky as I am, would have gladly played a night on either one of those pianos. After he was telling me how 'out of tune' they were, I told him what the SAT told me as far as numbers......silence...then he started telling me which notes were bothering him...the worst offender being F5 on Pno1...the Left Unison was....are you ready for this?.......-3.6 cents. On the surface, that may look bad, but considering the piano is being played 7 nights a week, the Air Conditioning doesn't get turned on till 4:00PM and gets turned off at Midnight, I consider that -3.6 to be something of a minor miracle that it's not worse...and that WAS the worst offender of BOTH pianos. I've bent over backwards for the room(it's my favorite restaurant in the area) and the player(he's a friend..maybe!), but I think I have done all that I can do as far as TRYING to make him happy. It's time for him to get a grip. Ro(ok)
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