Introduction

Welcome Francesco. The relationship you will have with the Forum will be much easier....than the procedure for your registration!! 🙂

Hi Francesco, welcome, it's strange that you had problems with your registration, you could have sent me a message and we would have resolved it together. In any case, all's well that ends well. A welcome from me too!

By nature, I am a Bungler. Band Director, a title obtained in Parma with the most famous Maestro Tullio Milan, but unfortunately, I never had a band; I tried with middle school, but God, babysitting was not my profession. Owner of a Musical Instrument shop in Reggio Emilia <<Il Pentagramma Regio>>. Failure. I made a record and a dance orchestra. The absolute height of boredom. Finally, I discover AIARP and Mr. Del Rio, who refuses to let me attend a meeting of Tuning Masters at the Rimini fair. This makes me a bit angry, but God wants that in Reggio, Maestro Leopoldo Beltrami, taking me under his wing, reveals secrets to me about tuning with the German system... German Tuning. Peace to his soul; he was blind but tuned and repaired pianos divinely. I start working as a tuner for Beppe from Nomadi <<Those of IO VAGABONDO>>. But due to family problems, I move to Taranto. Where to work you need connections; for six long years, I haven't done anything else. Until I discover YOUTUBE and the tutorials by Maestro Paolo Ferrarelli—may GOD bless him, a professional, certainly not a FREEMASON... may God forgive me. Like the followers of Mr. DEL RIO. The sky seemed bluer to me; I am old now and still the same old Bungler. But GOD willed that I am now the President of the National Union of Art and Entertainment ACLI Taranto. I dedicate myself to the Young <<But the poor ones>>. The lucky ones born with a silver spoon in their mouths like Del RIO do everything by themselves... Mine is a story; forgive the outburst of an unlucky musician, but one who has a great desire to help less fortunate young people. GOD, HOW MUCH HAVE I WRITTEN, WILL YOU READ ME???? A hug in the love of the Lord.

Dear Francesco, I took the liberty of correcting my name, which is Paolo. Too many compliments. Thank you

Anyway, luck and misfortune are common to all of us. It is not important what we are, but what we do and what we know how to do. Of course, it is necessary to always engage even with those with whom we are not in full harmony. I believe that all trade associations are important because they bring professionals together and allow them to find each other, discuss, and compare. I do not want to express judgments of professionalism, likeability, or unlikability regarding Aiarp, of which I am not a member. Let's just say that I have participated in their meetings a few times and liked, in fact became friends with, some of them who I think are very valuable. There would then be much to say about the attitude and character of many, but it would be of no "constructive" use. We should all be more willing to disseminate information and help. This does and would raise the level of competence among musicians, who would be better able to distinguish what is best for them and for their instrument. In choosing a technician, I believe, it is not important to find the "best" in absolute terms, but rather the "best" for us. Credit goes to those who explore and want to learn and develop, alongside knowledge and skills, the level of communication. We are trying, in our modest space, to foster an "harmony." We hope to succeed in "harmonizing."

May we, Music, and the beloved instrument be "significantly" united.

Good Music and welcome again

Dearest Paolo, To our friend Pianoforte's knowledge, much wisdom is also added to you, which does no harm, a divine gift. Give me time to get in tune with all of you. I think there will be many topics and suggestions that unite us all. As far as I am concerned, I think I have been a wild operator, not by my own will, but due to the omertà that prevailed in this profession some time ago. So it is time to educate myself and surely, you also have the gift of patience. A hug, Francesco.

Dear Francesco, dive into the discussions and you will see that you will immediately get in sync with the others. I recommend that you log in (access the site) with your credentials since I see that your last access was not made by a registered user but as a guest (unregistered / non-logged-in user).

I remind you that for any doubt or problem regarding the use of the platform, you can contact me at my email address or you can contact one of our moderators who will enlighten you.

Regarding your penultimate post...

Unfortunately, not all donuts come with a hole, but there is always work to be done, so one must never cry over spilled milk (this is my modest perspective as a disheveled guy). I do not know Mr. Del Rio and I certainly have no desire to badmouth people I do not know who cannot talk back; however, I can speak about us. Here we do not divide ourselves into classes; there is no clergy, slaves, or nobility; here everyone is equal, and all initiatives that are taken—whether for educational purposes, recreational purposes, or whatever—are not directed at a single category but are open to everyone. We are not interested in making these classifications either, especially since in the face of the universe, we are little more than nothing! Keeping the "secrets of culture" to oneself is mean and stupid, and above all counterproductive to progress. Imagine if all scientists had kept their discoveries to themselves; we would probably still be without electricity. Culture and information in general should be disseminated without ifs or buts, to all interested parties, adults and young people alike. We must all make way for other people, but if the doors are not opened to others, who will those of tomorrow be?

In short, we are growing slowly, but as you can see, the user base is very selective; there are no charlatans or ignorant people on this site, only people who want to share a passion for music—real music—regardless of their cultural background, ethnicity, intelligence, age, etc., characteristics which interest no one; it is music itself that performs the selection. In our forum, we discuss and debate with respect for everyone because what happens here must be constructive and not destructive. The opinions of others are respected here even if they are not shared; every now and then flames are ignited, but always with the utmost respect! Arrogance is kicked out here, which is why you can rest assured that you will find—or at least I hope I am not speaking in vain (but I know what I am saying)—people with whom you can immediately find serenity and with whom you can exchange your experiences without being judged or restricted, but who will instead be a subject of growth and a wealth of experience for the rest of the users, just as I believe they will also leave some of their ideas with you.

To greater things....