Concert Load

David M. Porritt dm.porritt@verizon.net
Wed Apr 17 15:55 MDT 2002


Well, it's always good practice to tune for every event, but with the
technician (half time) to concert ratio we have here it just doesn't
and can't happen.  I think I wish we could tune for everything but
I'm not positive.

dave

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On 4/17/02 at 7:55 AM 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


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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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