Dear Piano Guru...

Q. My tuner came over the other day and said that I need a wippen. Why would he say something like that?

A. Probably because you've been very bad.

When he said he needed to recondition my hammer, it was bad enough!

Cheers,

Would you have preferred it if he had told you you needed a butt felt?

Regards,

Rick Clark

Put a damper on it boys! Damion Bertram, pianist, conductor

Depends on the looks of the piano tuner.

He wants to check out your action. Scott

If he was your piano teacher, he would probably finger your passages. Put the pedal to the metal and get out of there!

Even worse if he didn't mention lubricating your action parts first.

When our RMMP Larry was setting up his piano chat room, he asked for suggestions as to the name. I suggested 'The Butt Felt Chronicles'. He didn't go for it, for some reason. Must be a Southern thing.

Make a good newsletter name though, I think.... 'Did you get your Butt Felt this month?'

Regards,

Rick Clark

Your tuner must think that you're looking for a bit of *action* Frank

<G> If I were single and my piano tuner was a nice looking young lady, that would be great. My tuner is a rather rotund, balding, middle-aged man named Walter. Heh...