tuning environment

[pianotune05]

HI Patric,
Wow that was an experience for sure.  I'm anxious to see what kinds of 
situations I'll run into when I tune again.  I was thankful that they 
offered me lunch. It's hard to know if Im picking up speed because I have so 
many interuptions, but food interuptions are always welcome. :)
Marshall
ps. When I go to my first guld meeting this month in Chicago, I'm going to 
see if anyone there has an ETD that I can get a close look at. I want to see 
how bug the numbers are whether I can read them or not.  I'd like to get one 
just so I can raise pitch before tuning by ear.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L." <patrick@pianospianissimo.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: tuning environment


> >What has been yoru worst tuning environment?<
>
>
> Hi Marshall,
>
> Had to tune one of the hire grands (c-7) at a jazz festival last summer,
> while the band playing before the ones i was tuning the piano for, were
> doing their rehearsing on the stage with me!!! (someone at the festivals
> organization wasnt that organized after all... long story)
>
> It was an open air event and the piano had been out in the heat all
> afternoon, and at 11pm the temperature difference was of easily 10-15º
> (celsius) meaning of course the tuning was... well, not even "good enough
> for jazz"
>
> So i put the lid on the "half" position, and put the transit cover on as
> closer to me as i could, turned on RCT... and voila!
>
> It was amazing how RCT could listen to the whole piano with that "ground
> shaking" noice on such small stage.
>
> Not only that, but the tuning was actually pretty good considering :)
>
> oh, and screaming kids, noisy neigbourghs in flats, builders knocking
> walls down... are noisy too!
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick
>
> P.S.: isn't it great when customers offer nice food!!
>>
>> 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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>
> Patrick Hinves Ballesta
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> PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L.
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