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Home→Blog→Published 2013 → June

Monthly Archives: June 2013

Science Friction

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jon Marr
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Nightmares abound of situations where one is placed in a preposterous position and required to accomplish impossible tasks.  We all have them and they haunt us perpetually. The scene that I’m about to describe (the sign post up ahead) is … Continue reading →

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Haunted Piano

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jon Marr
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The phone call came, early one morning, from a terrified and desperate woman – convinced that her piano was possessed – pleading for my immediate intervention. Intrigued by the unusual nature of her call, I arranged to meet with her … Continue reading →

Posted in Tuning Tales | 9 Replies

Collections

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Jon Marr
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Pianos, like most furniture, collect dust – inside and out – and I’m often called upon (as is anyone in my profession) to clean them and fish things out of the many crevices and openings that are normally inaccessible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Tuning Tales | 8 Replies

Cents and Sensibility

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jon Marr
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I have been in some truly magnificent homes during the last 30 years of tuning pianos up and down the coast of California from Malibu to Palos Verdes, and have had the pleasure of working on some of the most … Continue reading →

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Letter to my sister

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Jon Marr
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What follows is my side of an email conversation that I had with one of my siblings a few nights ago. . . I say “Frack the bugs – I’ll get them sorted (stomped) out in no time”.  The platform … Continue reading →

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A Victim of Ignorance

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Jon Marr
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Last year I was asked to assess a little baby grand, belonging to a customer whom I hadn’t seen for over 10 years, to determine its value for potential sale.  Knowing already that it was an older instrument that I … Continue reading →

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Tuning for Demons

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Jon Marr
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Many years ago, I was sent out by the owner of a store I was working for to tune a piano that one of his customers had rented.  The couple living in the apartment were obviously “sprung” out of their … Continue reading →

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