Hi, Back when the Big Valley Jamboree used acoustic pianos I was their tuner. Four eighteen hour days of tuning while the previous group was performing with 100,000 watts of sound system providing the “distraction”. I used an Accutuner with a magnetic pick up (one unison at a time version), and the filter output into a small portable amplifier which I used with "sealing" headphones, with foam ear plugs so I could crank up the volume enough to tune acoustically. Just to add to the problems in the late afternoon the stage was in full sun. I also had to tune Wurlitzer electric "pianos" and soon found out that they went the opposite direction to acoustic pianos with temperature change. One year they tried another tuner with a lower price. The next year they didn't ask my price—they just booked me to do the work. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://www.donrose.ca/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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