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And along came a…
I was out playing a gig on Friday night. Around sound check time, what looked like a piece of lint fell down from the ceiling towards my keyboard. I tried to wave it away, but it still fell on the keys. When I looked closer I saw to my horror that it was a…spider. Now…
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What’s the difference between a piano and a fish?
“You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish!” As I write this I am listening to the piano technician tune my acoustic pianos. He works completely by ear. He tightens or loosens every metal string [nearly every key on a piano has three strings] so they all sound good with each other, and…
