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'Terry Harper can barely play a chord, but he has made thousands of songs sound
perfect.
One of the world's great pianists describes Mr Harper as the doctor who heals
his throat so he can sing.
For 40 years, the piano tuner has been getting under the hoods of grand pianos
at the Sydney Opera House.
He has checked all the notes for famous touring musicians like Vladimir
Ashkenazi, Gary Burton and the late Chick Corea.
"You don't need to be able to play the piano to be a piano tuner," Mr Harper
says.
"I tried to learn piano as a 10-year-old. I think I lasted about a year and a
half."
He has played on thousands of pianos, mostly one key at a time, but only to
make sure they sound pitch perfect.
Now he is calling time on his tuning career, which will also end a family
legacy servicing the Opera House.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
