tuning environment

[Vinny Samarco]

Hi Again,
Yes, I almost forgot.  My second job, after beginning my business was in a 
lady's house who had four canaries,  right next to the piano.  The louder I 
tuned, the louder they sang.
At least I got through the temperament
, then the lady moved them away.
    I guess that you technicians who use etd's could probably tune in any 
environment, since you can see the results of your work.
Vinny Samarco----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Barnard" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 7:47 PM
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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> Sent: 02/03/2006 6:37:02 PM
> Subject: tuning environment
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>
> 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.
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 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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