Grand High Treble Sitting Position, was: Tuning Hammer

[Ron Nossaman]

> Now why is that hard to picture? I don't get kinky with the piano, 
> although there is a certain amount of intimacy involved - especially 
> with those that respond in a meaningful way to my manipulation. It's 
> just a simple description of how I sit to tune a grand piano high treble 
> section.
>  
> I've only watched one other guy tune a grand piano - and I don't 
> remember how he approached the high treble. Where do others sit while 
> tuning the high treble?
>  
> Now you've got me curious....
>  
> Terry Farrell


Just like that. I ooze around the treble end. As I tell customers 
who think having the treble end of the piano buried behind a table, 
or up against a wall is a fine idea - Imagine sitting on a bench 
striking an octave with your left hand, one note of which is high C, 
while cranking pins with the right. Position the piano so this can 
be done without permanent damage, and we'll get along just fine. 
Otherwise, left handed or otherwise rubber tuners should be located 
and retained.

Nothing can be taken for granted. I knew an old tuner long ago who, 
in the Summer, used to ask "Do you have air conditioning?" When they 
said yes, he asked "Is it turned on?"
Ron N