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[Carl Teplitski]

" I just have an ear for dirt. "Can't tell one note from another. Somebody told

me I sing in the key of " R, or H."  So how would I know when the piano needs
tuning ??
I told him he was in the majority, so leave it to me, and I will give you a
heads up around
the time when you should consider tuning.  I promise, if I come over, and the
piano
doesn't need tuning, I won't tune, but will take you and your wife for lunch
instead. How
is that for a deal ??? Sounded good to him, and I tuned his piano for quite a
while, before
he gave it to one of his kids in another town.

Carl / Winnipeg

Dave Nereson wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <richard.ucci@att.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:19 AM
> Subject: top 10
>
> > List,
> > I'm trying to put a top ten list together a la [au] David Letterman on
> > amusing excuses people give for not tuning their piano.
>
>     I don't get many excuses for not tuning except the usual "It slipped my
> mind,"  "It's something we just don't think about,"  "We were busy with so
> many other things,"  "It just wasn't a priority,"  "We just can't tell when
> it's out," "It didn't sound that bad,"  "The kids haven't said anything,"
> "We didn't know it had been that long,"  "I'm tone-deaf (or "I have a tin
> ear ...) and can't tell when it goes out of tune," etc.
>     But the main excuse I get for not ever having anything else done to the
> piano except tuning is:  "Well, we're not concert artists."  (Who is,
> besides a very select few?)
>     --David Nereson, RPT
>
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