Piano tuner haters

[Newton Hunt]

Oh man, have you ever stuck your foot in it.  There are those who just
LOVE those old pianos.  You need a stick mute or a Papps mute to tune up
there.

Get your flame suit out, NOW!

		Newton :)

Tvak@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> I had the misfortune to tune a Bush & Lane upright piano yesterday.  Never
> have I have such a difficult time tuning a piano, but not for the usual
> reasons.  The plate construction of this piano was such that it was next to
> impossible to mute the strings in the top 3 octaves: there was about 1/2"
> clearance between the top of the hammers and a big old plate strut.  Two
> mutes were impossible; I was lucky to get one stuck in there. So I had to
> tune one string with a second string ringing, hoping to get close, then tune
> the second string and see where I was.   The people who made that piano must
> hate piano tuners.
> 
> Tom Sivak