Es ist Phil, Bauarbeiter. Ich sehe hin um das Gebäude ab und zu. In diese Gebäude arbeiten Spielzeugeisenbahnhersteller, Wresting Trainer für Kindern, Klavierrestauratoren und Fahrradmechaniker. Jetzt baut er die Eingangfußweg um aus Konkret. Er macht das ganz alleine. Diese Szene sehen wir recht viel. Vielleicht laufen wir einfach schnell daran vorbei. Er ist auch an die Ignoranz der Menschen gewöhnt. Aber Er arbeitet immer fleißig und konzentriert, egal was die leute denken. Ein Mensch kann viele Geld haben oder gar nicht reich. Wir sollen hart arbeiten und den anderen Menschen helfen, wie er. Ich unterhalte mich mit Phil immer, wenn wir uns treffen. Ich bin stolz auf ihn, sehr sehr.
Mein Deutschniveau (My German level): A1-A2 

About this time last year, I went to tune a family upright piano in a near by town. It was on a Saturday. The whole family was home, the parents and two small children.

According to them, the piano had not been tuned since who knew when. Usually this meant a humongous amout of dust bunnies under the keys and in the piano case. So I decided to take out all the keys and have the keybed cleaned. 

Seifhennersdorf is a small town in middle-east Germany. Everything is almost within walking distance. Here the chubby fluffy sheep eat freely without worrying about being taken by strangers. Here apple trees grow along the delightful little streets and they fall on the ground whenever they feel like it. Here houses are built per tradition without even one that looks not belong.

The old slotted screws are of very good quality, worth cleaning and polishing. The hardware stores sell mainly Philips crews and those with all different types of heads, but slotted. The resurfacing method here is taught by Mr. Jude Reveley, shop owner of Absolute Piano Restoration.

When the hammer top hits all strings of one note at the same time, the maximum power is transferred. To make the adjustment, the action must have been finely regulated and the piano freshly tuned. The cheekblocks are better in place to make sure the action is at the correct position. This hammer to string mating process is learned from Mr. Eric Schandall. 

This is a figured-out-by-self note after all sorts of failures and damages. I do wish to learn how factories and other workshops offset the wires by the plate strut. What damages have been made? All that one can think of.
(German practice on the first paragraph: Diese Methode habe ich selbst herausgefunden. Ich möchte gerne erfahren was die Manufakturen und die andere Werkstätten machen. Ich habe so viele Teile zerstört, die man sich vorstellen kann.)

Gypsy moths and their caterpillars eat and kill plantations. Often in springs, those spongy moth nests appear on plants, especially on trees. The caterpillars inside feast on the beautiful greens till the plant is killed. Here is an article about it: 
https://tompkinsweekly.com/articles/what-to-do-before-before-spongy-moths-damage-your-trees-irreplaceably/
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There is one little tree in the barrier in between the lanes on route 128. It is a little over one meter tall. Early in the spring, it was covered with those spongy moth nests. It was very scary to look at. 

This sharpening method for drill bits and router bits is taught by John Cameron, fine cabinet maker. After several uses of a drill bit, find a very fine file or a diamond stone, slowly file against the top surface of the drill bit until the rust or the unevenness is gone and the tip reflects a little light. Do not tilt the file or stone.

At the end of A1 level German language learning, I found these two news sites from Germany very helpful and easier to understand than other news broadcasts for German learners. One can understand over 50% of the content at A1 level and higher. 

These broadcasts are made for people with reading, hearing, understanding, and/or other difficulties, as well as German language learners. Each report is short and and maybe provided with word explanations. It feels nice to learn and grow a little bit each day. Here they are. Happy learning!

Tagesschau in Einfacher Sprache:
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tagesschau_in_einfacher_sprache
Nachrichten in Leichter Sprache:
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten-leicht/nachrichten-in-leichter-sprache-114.html

When pressing the sustain pedal, the dampers shall rise at the same time as a union. This timing adjustment method is from David Betts. Usually the process takes 1-2 hours when the dampers, wires, and regulation are in decent shape.