A First Tuning

[PJR]

 From another Floridian:  I found a battery-operated 12" fan (at 
Walgreens) for $19.99 plus batteries (8 Ds) that is extremely  quiet on 
either speed.  Put that on a chair next to you on the bench and tune 
away in the cool tropical breezes.  (Good also for after-hurricane 
power-outs along with a battery TV)

Phil Ryan
Miami Beach

Farrell wrote:
> Hello MIchelle,
>  
> Sounds like you nailed this one very well. Congratulations!
>  
> You will learn, with time, to tune WITH the fans on - during the 
> summer. If you are anything like me - 80% of the homes I do service 
> work in, IMHO, are HOT! You can learn to ignore the fan wah, wah, wah 
> and only hear the string wah, wah, wah.
>  
> I have one regular customer with two grand pianos in her 130 year old 
> living room. No air conditioning there either. She did put in 
> 'lectricity and indoor plumbing back in the '40s. I see her in 
> November and again in March for tuning. January or February for any 
> serious work.
>  
> Her pianos are remarkably stable. No humidity control what-so-ever. 
> Simply amazing.
>  
> Terry Farrell
> Tampa, Florida
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>      
>
>     Hi all.  I wanted to tell you about my very first tuning for pay. 
>     It was for a music teacher friend who lives in an old farmhouse
>     here in Central Texas.  She said I might want to come early in the
>     day because she has *no air conditioning*!   So I get there about
>     9:00 and it's pretty pleasant.  She has the windows open and the
>     fans running.  I learned very quickly that the fans were going to
>     have to be turned off (wah, wah, wah...).  By the time I finished
>     it was nice and toasty.  (Read sweating like a pig.)    =)
>
>      
>
>     Of course, you're probably wondering what kind of shape this poor
>     Baldwin Console was in with our Texas weather.  Would you believe
>     that the bass was a little flat, the treble quite a bit sharp, and
>     the center was almost dead on?!  It hasn't been tuned in years. 
>
>      
>
>     Anyways, just thought you might like to hear about the adventures
>     of a newbie tuner.
>
>      
>
>     Michelle Smith
>
>     Bastrop, Texas
>
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