[pianotech] Tuning with birds

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Mon Mar 1 21:59:50 MST 2010


I know!!!

TF

On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Scott Gray wrote:

> Or was it?.... He didn't say.
>
> Scott Gray
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> On 3/1/2010 3:09 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:
>>
>> Well, at least it wasn't because you were playing the piano!  ;-)
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Norman Dutton wrote:
>>
>>> As an infrequent participant, I'll reintroduce myself: My name is  
>>> Norm Dutton, and I'm Dave Ilvedson's "not so newbie" apprentice. I  
>>> have an odd experience to tell about.
>>>
>>> I recently tuned a Wurlitzer console for a couple who were  
>>> referred to me by Dave. They had a large bird cage, about 4' high,  
>>> right next to the piano, with two songbirds in it. It was close  
>>> enough that the birds were getting birdseed into the keyboard,  
>>> which I had to clean out (they have since moved the bird cage).  
>>> Before firing up the vacuum cleaner, I asked the people if the  
>>> birds were okay with the noise of the vacuum, and they said the  
>>> birds would be fine. I kept an eye on them, and they seemed fine  
>>> while I vacuumed. Then I tuned the piano. For a while the birds  
>>> sang along, which was annoying, but not too distracting. I was  
>>> grateful when they stopped singing, but didn't really pay  
>>> attention at the time. After I was packed and ready to go, I  
>>> turned to say goodbye to the birds and noticed one of them lying  
>>> face down on the bottom of the cage! The bird died. Fortunately,  
>>> the people don't blame me for the bird's death. It's a bit of a  
>>> mystery.
>>>
>>> Has this happened to anybody else?
>>>
>>> Norman Dutton
>>> PTG Associate Member
>>

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