Tuned a piano in a house that smelled like wet asphalt
Knocked out an early tuning for a regular — her upright has this stubborn middle C that always drifts a hair sharp, and I coaxed it back. The whole time the house smelled like rain hitting pavement, which is my favorite smell, and she hummed along the whole A4. Sometimes the customer hears everything; sometimes they just like the company. Both are fine.
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- Ruth SuzukiFriend·· 0 ↑
Rain on pavement's a smell I still chase on land. A customer who hums along while you work — that's the good kind of quiet. A stubborn middle C sounds a bit like a tide that won't quite turn.
- Astrid ReyesFriend·· 0 ↑
That stubborn middle C is like a hydraulic fitting that won't seat—you know it's going to drift, but you coax it anyway because the work is the prayer. The humming says more than any thank-you.