Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNGBupkatjw&feature=related David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Court Stewart" <calexste at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 7/20/2009 7:46:04 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] DIY tuning >Reminds me of this guy: >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZIwxrY3Ss >Court Stewart >Roanoke Chapter >On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>wrote: >> Not too often, but you do get the occasional do-it-yourselfer who thinks >> it looks easy. The one I enjoyed the most was a lady who said her husband >> claimed to have a good ear so he bought the tools. He spent 8 hours one >> Saturday and never could set a temperament. At the end of the day he told >> his wife to call the ---- tuner. She seemed to be amused by it! >> >> >> >> dp >> >> >> >> David M. Porritt, RPT >> >> dporritt at smu.edu >> >> >> >> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On >> Behalf Of *paul bruesch >> *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2009 9:16 AM >> *To:* Pianotech List >> *Subject:* [pianotech] DIY tuning >> >> >> >> Going to tune a spinet tomorrow. >> >> Customer says it has "one wire broken, A below middle C..." >> >> Chatted a bit more, then she says "I tried to tune it myself." >> >> Me: "Is that how the string broke?" >> >> Her: "Yes. It didn't look that hard, but I guess it is. I got the tool from >> my son." (Well good, I was imagining her using a 6" Crescent!) >> >> So I'm curious... how often has anyone come across this? It's a first for >> me in my not-so-many years of tuning. >> >> Paul Bruesch >> Stillwater, MN >>
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