Richard, >These instruments see about 10 hours a week hard use. Aren't you the lucky one! :-) In our primary student recital hall, there are 10 hrs. a week of just piano teacher's studio classes! Plus rehearsals and performances. >Sometimes things get hectic.... around exams time, and during auditions for >new students, and just before X-mas. Of course start up is allways a buzz. I understand, believe me. >But this job is the best thing for me at this point in my career, very >challanging, very stable, and just around the corner.... so I love it ! Agree here, too. Especially as close as I am to retirement. :-) Regards, Avery >RicB > > > >> >> >> Avery Todd wrote: >> >> > List, >> > >> > Just curious. We "only" have 28 recitals/concerts scheduled >> > from April 15 - April 21 and all but three will use a piano >> > and all will get a complete tuning or perhaps a very thorough >> > 'touch-up'. >> > >> > Yesterday, I had to tune both D's in our Opera House and in >> > another hall, both D's & a harpsichord, all used last night! >> > >> > I was just wondering how this compares with your schedule >> > during that time period. The next week is just as bad. >> > >> > Less than 2 weeks of classes left! After juries are over, I >> > think I'm going to take a week off just to "unstress" some. >> > >> > Then the work starts to get ready for all the summer stuff. >> > Unlike Wim's school, ours doesn't virtually shut down for >> > the summer. :-) >> > >> > Avery >> > University of Houston > > > > >-- >Richard Brekne >RPT, N.P.T.F. >Bergen, Norway >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no >http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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