tuning environment

[William Benjamin]

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For a few years I worked at the Bay Area Sherman Clay where house.   There
were up to four tuners working at the same time and sometimes a radio
playing.   I learned a lot about survival there.

 

William

 

 

 

PIANO BOUTIQUE

William Benjamin

Piano Tuner Extraordinaire

www.pianoboutique.biz

The tuner alone,

preserves the tone.

 

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Geoff Sykes
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 12:52 AM
To: tune4u@earthlink.net; 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: tuning environment

 

I had the opportunity to tune four pianos at NAMM last year. Ever try to
tune in a very large convention center full of pianos all being tuned at the
same time? Complete chaos and cacophony would have been quieter. Especially
when you find yourself working on the same note at the same time as one or
two other techs in the same room. And you know what? It was a fascinating
high energy learning experience and I'd gladly do it again. 

 

-- Geoff Sykes

-- Assoc. Los Angeles

 

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Alan Barnard
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:47 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: tuning environment

Stick around awhile and you'll experience some tuning environments that'll
make noisy nursing homes seem like a nap on the beach.

 

Lawn mowers, vacuums, screeching 2-year-olds, clocks!!!, loud air
conditioners and furnaces, televisions, and (at Fort Leonard Wood) the
not-so-distant sound of small arms, tank shells, and the engineers blowing
up stuff ... kabooM! ... the fun just keeps on coming.

 

One that was a challenge: Junior high school tuning Hamilton on stage in
gym/auditorium with concrete floor and cinder block walls, boys basketball
team shows up and they each grab a ball and start bouncing, shooting,
shouting, laughing and the SHOES ... sqeak squirk eek scree. I couldn't
complain because I'd gotten held up and was an hour late when I started.

 

And the number one most obnoxious sound? Someone else tuning another piano
in the background. 

 

Alan Barnard

Salem, Missouri

 

 

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From:  <mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net> 

To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org> 

Sent: 02/03/2006 6:37:02 PM 

Subject: tuning environment

 

 

Hi Everyone,

I know it's not a technical question per sae, but I like hearing about other
technician's experiences.  What has been yoru worst tuning environment?
Today I tuned a piano at a nursing home, an Acrosonic.  The people were
great, but it always throws me off when someone comesup and asks me a
question such as, "Have you found that lost chord yet." I was making sure my
thirds matched up evenly.  It was great, and I scheduled them for their next
tuning already plus one of the employees there scheduled me to tune her
piano in two weeks.  It was a great experience, but it's hard to tune with
lots of background activity.  What do you guys do in that situation, besides
make the best of it.?:)  

Marshall

ps. It was a great tuning all around however, plus they offered me lunch!
Awesome chili and corn bread.  

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From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> 

> At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote: 
> >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more active in 
> >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration purposes...it does 
> >get folks' attention. 
> 
> I'm sure it does! 
> 
> >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in which this 
> >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician who did
it 
> >is no longer employed there. 
> 
> Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, there
is 
> more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and shove it." 
> 
> sssssssssnn 
> 
> 
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