---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I agree with Mike and others on this point. My policy here is that I will do it for a visiting orchestra or artist if they are willing to pay for four tunings. I will NOT do it for a faculty recital. I try to be as accommodating as possible but once I open THAT door, every cat in the place will get out. In most cases, someone else has scheduled to use that piano for a rehearsal the next morning and they can't afford to pay me to stay until midnight to bring the piano back down. Going up and down eight cents on any old piano in someone's home once a year is one thing. Moving one of our concert instruments that much is a big deal. Besides, I believe it's hard on the piano. Yes, humidity fluctuations in the home make a piano swing big time from season to season but our recital hall is pretty stable. Those pianos get tuned constantly and stay VERY consistent. chris On Apr 21, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Jorgensen, Michael L wrote: > Avery, > In my experience, musicians will get what they want. BUT, > "money" and "time in the hall" rule musicians. If they want A 442 > then three tunings for other pianos are lost and six hours of hall > time is lost. IMHO to get stabilized for concert level will require > two tunings or four hours, to get restabilized back to 440 the same. > So considering you would have only needed to do one tuning, but now > must do four, three extra tunings and all the true costs will result. > Can they afford that much hall time and money??. It's their call. > I bet money and time in the hall will win. > -Mike > >> ---------- >> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org on behalf of Avery Todd >> Reply To: College and University Technicians >> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:28 AM >> To: College and University Technicians >> Subject: [CAUT] A-440 again >> >> List, >> >> This has come up again because of one particular string (viola) >> teacher >> here. There was evidently a blow-up of some kind at a Chamber >> Orchestra >> rehearsal last week because of >> his insistence, as conductor, that they tune to A-442. His primary >> argument >> for doing >> so is that "all the major orchestras tune at least to A-442". >> >> I understand the Cleveland orchestra doesn't. Is that still true and >> does >> anyone know of >> any other major orchestras who use A-440. >> >> My biggest problem with it here is that as far as I know, everyone >> (except >> him and maybe >> 1-2 other string players) like it at 440 and I personally just don't >> want >> to be tuning >> instruments back and forth to accommodate this A**. And yes, he >> really is! >> >> I thought I'd gotten this problem settled years ago but evidently >> not. :-( >> Anyone have >> any quick ammunition I can give to the Director? He's caught in the >> middle >> of it. >> Thankfully, though, this time it doesn't involve a piano. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Avery Todd >> University of Houston >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music, Ohio University Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall Athens, OH 45701 Office (740) 593-1656 Cell (740) 590-3842 fax (740) 593-1429 http://www.ohiou.edu/music ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 3348 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f0/94/39/e3/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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