Chloé’s Adventures (part 2)

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Last month Chloé introduced
us to her life at the French Riviera. At the end of her first story she
arrived at a beautiful house. But she was not on a leisure trip, she was there
for work. Her first task was to try the piano to see how much it had gone out
of tune. She soon got to work setting the pitch at A=440 and listening very
carefully to the three strings making up the note.

She said that with two
instruments together it was essential to be even more accurate – and so she
started to work through the first piano tuning every string.

After a while she said
she needed to check the other instrument and found it hadn't been looked after
like the other one and was horribly out of tune.

By this time some
guests had arrived and she sat down waiting to meet them. However, they all
started with drinks in the kitchen so she was invited to come over and join
them. Well Chloé's quite an unusual lady, and as there's a first time for
everything, she became rather weak at the knees and needed help to regain her
stance.

Quickly making friends
she was plied with drinks and the conversation was to the merriment of all sometimes
verging on serious discussion but it became a bit heated and flared up quite
alarmingly and it was decided that alcohol perhaps wasn't a good idea.

Chloé was in rather a
mood saying that she didn't want dinner after that and simply went over peacefully
relaxing to rest preparing for her work ahead.

After dinner and the
guests had gone, she started work again on the second instrument painstakingly
bringing it up to pitch. It was a long job and she told me to go to bed as it
would take her all night. Luckily she works without anyone hearing her so
no-one was disturbed but by the morning she had reached the very last note.

She sat there playing
it for a little while and after a final adjustment of just one string that had
slipped it was time to go.

The French countryside
was stunningly beautiful and clouds hung between the hills condensing on the
vines nourished as if by the milk of the Gods. It was a long drive and Chloé
insisted that we take a break. She stood there somewhat studying her
surroundings and after observing what other people were doing went over to read
the menus herself before deciding to go inside.

Click on the picture for the gallery and full size images.

To be continued …

Comments

Just lovely the way Chloé shows us the French countryside. Fantastic and interesting story to follow!!!

- SF -

You are one smart young lady chloe! Which method do you use to tune? Do you prefer wedges or felt temperament strips to mute? Be careful with the piano that's way out...

bring it up to fast you're liable to break a stringSurprised

Nice Job!

She finds wedges easier and uses Dr Kellner's version of chromatic tuning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVShKy0LP4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJT5Q6HooyA

Best wishes

Harem

Chloé Is such a versatile and well travelled yound g lady. Great work Harem.

Great photo series, harem. The series is very versatile and your photos have a lovely pleasant touch. It is nice to get a glimpse of Chloé's life. And I hope to hear her playing that piano one day.

Stellai

I love the picture with the relfection 8)

It's like having Chloé twice )

Nescio50