The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-10-07
EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN.
with Patience and Perseverance, They
May Become Piano Tuners.

may bctomc iiuho tuners.
Much has been said about the ar.
ferent vocations whereby a woman
can earn comfortable living, and
with others, piano tuning is now
enumerated, says tho New York
Times.
This occupation is not the easy
one that many imagine, II requires
an accurate ear, strong arm and
much practice. A young woman
who Is learning to WELD the ham
mer says. IL hal no idea it was 80
hard
A German. u professor OF music,
when she told him what she was
doing, said; "You will never learn,
You will never learn. | say 1t is
like music; ii takes lifetime to learn
it," She is disproving that, though.
Tor she Is making rapid progress,
and, although she has boon studying
only two years, will. in all proba
bility, soon be ablc to '.Gnc tune"
as 1t is called, Il piano.
One should go into factory to
learn tuning. There are schools
whore piano tuning is taught and
there can be no doubt that the training
IS excellent, rs far as it can be; still.
TO become practical piano tuner it
Is essential that one should be whore
the instruments are put together. so
as to be able to acquire an accurate
knowledge of the details.
The beginning is called "chip-
ping, that is, tuning the wires after
the case has been strung and before
it is put in its proper place in tho
piano frame. Often that "chipping"
has TO be done two or three times.
Eecause the case, not being in u firm
position, the wires slip and fall. Rough
tuning follows and after some rcpcti-
lions tho finishing on fine tuning
puts the instrument in Il suitable
condition for the player.
A great amount Cf work it seems,
and it is fact that it requires much
practice to become successful piano
tuner
The peculiarly Of holding tho
hammer. the thumb down with tho
little finger over the end Of the ham
die, is an intense strain on the hand
and ann, and the pins (around which
the wires are fastcncd), being placed
very firmly in position, need much
strength TO turn them. Then, again,
the ear must be exceedingly true TO
detect the slightest variation in the
sound; three strings form one note,
consequently they must harmonic
IN tone and the necessary adjustment
is very delicate Tho ear becomes
finely trained by practice, so much
that Il tuner will notice the wave in a
note that to one uncducatcd, even
though he may have good ear,
would seem to accord.
The remark of u tuner that ii
would be impossible for him 10 tune
I'll day in Il factory, week in and
week ont, as it would certainly make
MIN crazy (piauo tuners are said TO
grow into cranks), shows that it il
also very wearing on the nerves.
This all sounds discouragiEg. but
there are wbacks to everything.
and piano tuning is not .'the eNcep.
ton to provo the rule" and icr any
one having the three republics men
toned, u good ear, plenty {. phys
ical strength and willingness &c
practice laboriously, there is 40 rea
son why it should not be ccaguered
as other difficult occupativns hay
been.
A member OF the firm III whose
factory the woman REFERRED. so il
learning pronounces her Progress,
excellent considering the short time
she has been at it, and doeG not hes
itate to predict her complete SUGGEST
after longer novitiate.