quote |
I read this in a picture frame in a friend's home:
"We read of spiritual efforts, and our imagination makes us believe that, because we enjoy the idea of doing them, we have done them. ... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:22:00 PST |
quotes |
Every now and then I find a quote or poem that I really like but it's not quite the right fit for my peace & love quotepage. I've decided to start posting them here...
Here's the first:
"Men... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:50:00 PST |
another piano story |
A customer showed me how about 5 or 6 hammers would all go at the same time when hitting any one of the related keys. After looking in the piano, I found a 4X6 photo had wedged itself ... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:02:00 PST |
train? |
I was tuning a spinet, and when doing so, it's quite normal to experience intermittent, nasty sounds. However, when I hit a particular key, the sound was so nasty it made me jump. I t... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:56:00 PST |
Why I like to tune... |
When I tune a piano, I can be myself. The piano doesn't care if I am eccentric. It doesn't care if I am obsessive; in fact, obsessive is good when it comes to octaves and unisons. Th... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:31:00 PST |
the dumbest thing I’ve ever done with a piano |
Have you ever tried to help, but ended up making it worse? I was recently reminded of this story...
I was still a student at Concord and didn't know much about pianos. I certainly di... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:41:00 PST |
interesting piano story |
Thought this was an interesting story...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/49
90662.stm
Mr. Hawkings was interviewed on NPR and said they've since discovered that the piano was ... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:22:00 PST |
this just in |
I just returned a phone call for a tuning... The guy originally wanted me to tune the piano so he could sell it. Since then, his grand-daughter has decided to take lessons on it, so h... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:39:00 PST |
This is a long one... |
This post will be really long, but I think I'll go nuts if I don't write this one. I still can't believe this conversation happened...
One morning at the Post Office:
Man (to Tim):... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:19:00 PST |
heavy bench |
So, I'm tuning a piano on a stage and I decide I need the bench a little closer. I grab it under the front edge as usual, but it's extremely heavy and I can't lift it. I grab it on the ends and pull... Posted by Captain Lazerblast Band on Sat, 17 May 2008 08:18:00 PST |