Tune Pianos and Earn $5 to $15 per Day!

[John Ross]

Hi Terry,
I saw the same ad, at the Piano 300 Exhibit, at the Smithsonian. It was in
an exhibit, that had tuners tools and aids. The same display had a SAT lll
and an old Conn ETD.
I did wonder what it was though? Was it a remote, pitch pipe, or was that a
small bellows that operated a tuning fork?
Regards,
John M. Ross
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:10 PM
Subject: Tune Pianos and Earn $5 to $15 per Day!


> Cruising through Ebay just now & pass by this classic ad for sale:
>
> Earn $5 to $15 per Day
> We will teach you Piano Tuning, Voicing, Regulating and Repairing, quickly
> by personal correspondence. New Tune-a-Phone Method. Mechanical Aids.
> Diploma recognized by highest authorities.
> Niles Bryant School of Piano tuning
>
> If you want to see the real
> thing:http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1497555888
>
> I wonder what the heck the Tune-a-Phone Method is/was? Listen to a tone
over
> the phone? Amazingly enough, the ad shows a woman standing at an old
upright
> (new at that time I presume) with some kind of stethoscope-type thingee
> hanging from her ears and going to some little gizmo. Perhaps that is the
> Tune-a-Phone!?!?!?! Anyone ever hear of such a thing or know what it is?
>
> That's all the fun for now. Back to work.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
>