My Stupid for the day

[gordon stelter]

I don't like people leaning over me because I don't
know when the last time was ( if ever ) that they
brushed their teeth or took a bath. If people get too
close while I'm working, I just say it "makes me
nervous" and ask them to stand back a bit. they just
think I'm 'eccentric" and it avoids having to tell
them that they stink. ( If they do. )
    ( A good idea when in the customer's house! )
     Thump

P.S. I once tuned a  piano for a female college
student whose breath was SO bad that I went home and
vomited all night. Immediatly I came down with a 
horrid respiratory ailment that caused me to cough up
blood, and laid me up for a  month. All for a  $50
tuning. Never again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


--- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote:

> 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
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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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