Yes, and sometimes reminding them just how much their parents are paying for you to be tuning that piano gets the point across, too. Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel A. Jones" <jajones2 at wisc.edu> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:39 PM Subject: Re: "Quiet"?? > Mike, > > An exception to your excellent statement . > Recently while tuning in a dorm lounge I was joined by > two young men carrying pizza boxes. Immediately > the 50" TV blared on with music videos, 3 young > girls joined us and the party was rockin'. > > As I walked over to the party a young lady who had > been studying at a table on the other side of the lounge > said loudly "I bet you would like to have the noise > turned down". Taking the cue I said "Yes, I can't hear > is there another place you could have your pizza party". > > One young man with his baseball hat on frontwards said' > "Man I can't hear the TV for that piano pounding". > I bet you knew he was going to say that. > > I screwed in my earplugs another notch and kept on > 'pounding'. Eventually, 10 minutes or so, they became > annoyed at the pounding and left. Of course leaving > behind the pizza debris and the TV still thumpin'. > > So, Mike it works 99 times out of 100 in my > experience. > > Joel > > Joel Jones, RPT > Madison, WI- > On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Mike Kurta wrote: > >> My answer to folks who don't realize they are the source of background >> noise is to kindly comment, "I could really do a better job if it was >> quieter." This seems to hit home and has the desired effect. >> Mike Kurta > >
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