My Stupid for the day

[William R. Monroe]

Gordon,

You really expect us to believe that bad breath gave you vomiting fits and a
respiratory ailment, coughing blood, laid up for a week?!?!?!  I question
the veracity of this assertion.  If this was intended as a humorous
exxageration, I missed it, and duly apologize.

William Monroe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: My Stupid for the day


> 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
> > 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
> > >>
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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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