Hi all. I am posting this at the risk of sounding self-serving. It's not meant to be. The only thing technical in this posting is the style of tuning used for the piano in question. The piano is a Chickering 507 - a decent smaller Grand from Baldwin in excellent condition. The style of tuning used on this piano was a 2-octave temperament relying heavily on the 3:1 for the octaves. I tuned the piano for a client about a month ago. At that time, she informed me that she was going to have a little get-together with friends and would I be interested in playing for their little party. I said sure. This past Sunday was the party. I spent 2 hrs. straight playing mostly Standards(solo piano) and some Pop stuff. I never felt fatigued or bored playing on this piano. I feel it is because the piano is in good regulation, and the tuning was way pleasing to these critical ears. This posting is just a friendly reminder that we, as technicians, should understand that there is real joy in playing a piano that feels and sounds good..even the less-than-desirable pianos that we service can be enjoyed much more with our best effort put forward. I'm not saying that we do NOT do that, but this weekend served as a reminder for me that people will enjoy our best efforts..especially those with critical ears and touch! -Phil Bondi(Fl)
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