First Nightmare Tuning

[Newton Hunt]

Everyone likes a soft seat.  I don't like wobbly ones.

		njh

Tom Robinson wrote:
> 
> Last week I was contacted to tune a Courier spinet for a local
> supermarket chain owner.  Surprisingly, it was only 120 cents low, and
> covered with decorative items :-).  Thinking this tuning might give a
> boost to my fledgling career, I took extra care in readying the piano.
> Everything progressed well until my back grew tired and I sat on the
> bench.  To my horror, my pants stuck to the bench!  After extracating
> myself I discovered the finish had turned soft.  All turned out well in
> the end (:-)) as they were very happy with the tuning and were in fact
> embarrassed by what happened.  I think I shall inspect benches very
> carefully from now on.
> 
> Tom Robinson
> East Tennessee