My Stupid for the day

[Michael Gamble]

One of the worst things is a child (usually a girl) who hums the note I am 
tuning. Another thing is the wretched vacuum cleaner - the one at 
Glyndebourne on stage is about middle D# on A=430. Then there's the 
frightful jack hammer outside that insists br.r.r.r.r. away directly I start 
tuning. These things, Jack hammer and Vacuum cleaner are banes of my 
existence and seem to follow me around sometimes.
Regards
Michael G (UK)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: My Stupid for the day


>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 
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> ----- 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
>>>
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>>> 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
>>>
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