[pianotech] Frustrated

[Leslie Bartlett]

Oh, I lied. I have come across another Kawai that had this difficulty for
me, and Don Mannino indicated a change in my technique. But I've not had
this problem in half a dozen years so forgot.

And just to comment on your notion, I've twice recently tune a D  in which
the hearing aids were bugging me so badly that I just took them out, the
church pianist, brilliant and savant in her playing, loved my tuning without
the aids at all, so I rather respectfully resent your rubbish notion about
my hearing issues which are not the same as yours, as each is unique.
Les b

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:14 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Frustrated

Les said: 
"I use tune lab. Also have worn hearing aids for ten years, and that slows
me down as well. So how do people bill their time when it runs
substantially over your expected time?
 
> Thanks"
>
> Les,
Hmmm? And, pray tell, why wearing hearing aids "...slow me down"?? That's
pure rubish imo. I wear hearing aids. I have for over 30 years. If
anything, they help to speed me up, because I can hear what I need to hear
instantly, instead of cocking my head, stuffing my head closer to the
string, and a whole lot of such shananigans needed when you can't hear!
Sheesh! That statement is a cop-out imo. Have I ever spent 4-5 hours on a
piano? Yes. One comes to mind: 9 foot Baldwin, "re built", (yeah right!),
and more underfelt friction problems and gawdawful string problems than you
can imagine. I was doing my Mentor a favor for that one. Gave him a big
butt bite afterwards! Never did it again and did refuse the second time
around.<G> The comments about these pianos needing "work" are dead on. If
it gets back to some manufacturing mucky muck, so be it. All manufacturers
have produced crap at some time. None are perfect,..don't think they ever
will be. Most Great Pianos were made that way by Great Technicians in an
After Market situation imo.
Best
Joe


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