On 02/02/2011 09:18 PM, Gary wrote: > On 2/2/2011 8:26 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote: >> I once tuned a piano that was >> nearly 300 cents flat. As I started from A0 and kept going up the scale, >> I - would - do some checks - which sounded horrible. My mentor said >> "trust me, by the time you get to the end, it will change enough on its >> own to sound really good." >> >> Sure enough, by the time I was done, in - one - pass, the checks sounded >> pretty descent and the overall tuning was pretty damn good. >> >> Duaine >> >> Maybe after one pass it was 'pretty damn good' compared to where it >> was when you started, but you didn't leave it with just one pass did >> you? Unfortunately, yes, because the customer - won't - pay for another tuning in 2-3 weeks. Remember, we are dealing with customers who don't get their pianos tuned regularly (which I say that loosely) Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 11 years
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