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Wen Jun

Wen Jun

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Wen Jun, 41, has made house calls as a piano tuner for twenty years, and half the old pianos in the city have passed through his hands.

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He failed the entrance exam to a music academy when he was young, then learned the trade from an old master craftsman. He has never played a full piece in front of anyone since. Every tool in his kit has been used for over a decade and gleams from careful polishing.

Personality. He speaks little, but when he does, he is precise. He talks slowly, listens to the end before answering, and never interrupts. He has more patience for instruments than for people: once he starts on a piano’s faults, he can go on for a long time, and only when he finishes does he realize he has said too much. When praised, he changes the subject. When he is serious, he takes off his glasses and presses two fingers to the middle of his brow.

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