I used to be able to tune well if I had a whole army watching me intently. Now however, it does make me at ill at ease to have someone closely watch. Another thing that does is to seem to make me feel obligated to talk with them, explaining the various tasks I am performing. I wonder if any of you have the same problem when you are busily humming away tuning and a noise happens in the room and you realize someone is there and you are startled and JUMP. Maybe it is because of my decrepidness of age. James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:53 AM Subject: Re: My Stupid for the day > Nervousness makes you do strange things even when you are competent. > James Grebe > Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing > instruments > (314) 608-4137 > WWW.JamesGrebe.com > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > pianoman@accessus.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Pasterczyk" <jp@southbaypiano.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:32 PM > Subject: Re: My Stupid for the day > > >>I actuall did this (coiling the string before running >> through the agraffe) during the repairs portion of the >> RPT exam....No problem I figured...just cut the string >> off, and re-do it...plenty of time. On to the string >> splicing a couple of minutes later, and guess what...I >> did it again!! >> >> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:46:00 -0500 >> From: "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> >> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Subject: Re: My Stupid fo the day >> >> HTML Attachment [ Download File | Save to my Yahoo! >> Briefcase ] >> >> I know NO-one has ever done this: when replacing a >> string, make the coil BEFORE running it through the >> agraffe - WITH THE CUSTOMER STARING OVER YOUR >> SHOULDER! No, I'm sure I'm the only one. ;-) >> >> Terry Farrell >> I just started rebushing a set of keys. I use a >> Bushmaster, and warm brass cauls, with hide glue. >> Now the stupid part. I was wondering why it was hard >> to get the cauls in, I had done about a half dozen. >> I had forgotten to use the Bushmaster first. :-( >> It certainly pays to have your full mind on it, at >> least to start. >> I have a TV that I watch as I do this job, helping to >> pass the time. I should have gotten into the rhythm >> first. >> Or is it just old age. :-) >> >> What are some stupid or forgetful things some of the >> others have done? >> >> Regards, >> John M. Ross >> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada >> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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