Concert Load

[Richard Brekne]

Avery Todd wrote:

> 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.

Yes.. even so its amazing how fast these wear down. I have to dress up the
hammers twice a year. They are are only two concert instruments, one is 15 years
old and the other is 10. New hammers are due again on the oldest one and on the
new one soon after. We dont let anyone use these two instruments for practice of
any kind. Pianists get 1 hour ahead of any concert to work with the piano... but
thats it.

>
> >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.

With 135 pianos I can understand that. You have a 2,5 man job on your hands.

>
> >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. :-)

Funny how that works eh ?? I got 15 years on me before usual retirement age...
but I find this kind of job is much more to my liking as time passes. A few
years back I loved the travel... even got my feet wet in a bit of globe trotting
for festival work.... but not any more.... just not my bag now.

>
>
> 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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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html