no fan of overhead fans while tuning

[Michael Magness]

I wear the 20DB ear plugs that Pianotek sells and find common annyances such
as ceiling fans, buzzing ballasts in light fixtures and many other ambient
noises(including the nasty overtones in many pianos) are diminished greatly.
I also have the added advantage of know ing I'll still be able to enjoy the
sound of a piano "naturally" and not need artificial help as I continue in
my career.
Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service


On 8/3/07, piannaman at aol.com <piannaman at aol.com> wrote:
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> I'm kind of amazed that I've never been in this situation before, but I
> found myself there twice yesterday.
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> As I started tuning a brand new Kawai RX5 (6 1/2 foot grand), I noticed
> that A4, despite being strip muted, was beating rapidly.  I played several
> other notes and heard the same thing, and the beat speeds were all the
> same.  I finally looked overhead and saw a ceiling fan rotating rapidly (and
> quietly, I might add!).  I turned off the fan and they were gone.  This was
> the first piano I ever remember tuning that was directly under a fan.  The
> deflection of the sound waves off the fan blades was quite annoying and
> distracting.
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> Next time you tune a piano that has notes that are beating for no apparent
> reason, look overhead and you might find your answer.
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