Piano tuner Jarrett ("Whitey") Dailey has removed several keys from a modern console piano in this late January of 1958 photograph. It is unclear whether they needed to be cleaned, leveled or repaired. Legally blind, Mr. Dailey had been a piano tuner since 1952 and a Tacoma resident since 1955. The Dailey & Ekman Piano Clinic, owned by Mr. Dailey and Laurence Ekman, was located at 2343 So. Sprague Avenue. Per the sign behind the piano where Mr. Dailey's name is misspelled, they offered piano tuning and repairing. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television. (TNT 12-15-63, A-18-follow-up article on Mr. Dailey)

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A technician at Dailey & Ekman Piano Clinic appears to be adjusting the steel tuning pins in a disassembled upright piano. He has one hand on the piano keys and the other manipulating the tuning lever. Learning correct usage of the tuning lever takes time and practice; the tuner must acquire a feel for the right amount of pressure so that control is attained regarding the correct way the pins turn and making them stay in the right position. He must also apply the same amount of tension along the entire length of each string. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television. (Reblitz: Piano Servicing Tuning & Rebuilding, p. 44-45)

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