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One of the first questions I ask when visiting a new customer is “Aside from tuning, are there any specific problems with the piano that you’d like me to address?” With older pianos there is often a litany of complaints … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
After visiting a friend in an old apartment building downtown on a cool and cloudless summer evening, I walk downstairs to the lobby and, as I near the front door, I hear a loud rumbling sound and people screaming outside. … Continue reading
This story is only related to piano tuning in that its primary elements occurred on either side of a tuning appointment, rather like an inexplicable sandwich of paranormal bread. It begins, oddly enough, with an unforgettable dream (from which I … Continue reading
Years ago, I went to a tuning outside of a small town in West Michigan, in the heart of the Bible Belt. My customer was an average looking middle aged woman, who worked as a truck driver. She had an … Continue reading
I was inspired to write this story by a fellow technicians’ comment about the unusual people she’s met during her many years in the field. Before I dive in, however, I want to reiterate my concern for maintaining the anonymity … Continue reading
This link was sent to me by a fellow piano technician from Michigan. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen on YouTube. It portrays a virtual cornucopia of ridiculous requests that we, as service providers, encounter from an incredibly … Continue reading