But leave the stage quickly and never look at or acknowledge the audience. Use a SATIII if it's noisy. And wear black, no, not one of those little cocktail dresses with the spaghetti straps, the unobtrusive black. And charge time and a half after 5 weekdays and Saturdays and double on Sindays and National holidays. Chris Solliday ----- Original Message ----- From: <wimblees at aol.com> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Touch ups.. (and I ain't talking about makeup) > Michelle > > Pianos are one thing. But harpsichords are another story. They do go > out of tune at the drop of a hat. If one is used in both halves of a > concert, like a baroque recital or opera, then I would definitely go on > stage and do a touch up. > > Wim > Willem Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > School of Music > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michelle Stranges <stranges at oswego.edu> > To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Mon, 8 May 2006 16:29:42 -0400 > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Touch ups.. (and I ain't talking about makeup) > > Hey Alan and everyone else who chimed in.. > > Thanx very much for all of your posts. > I think this is very interesting reading and intermission touch-ups > aren't something I see much of anymore. > (And I think I used to????) > > The college I work at rarely has an occasion where I'd need to go up > during an intermission- but I'll be honest here... > > The reason I sorta posted this subject was because of my recent > experience touching up a harpsichord during an all- baroque recital in > our concert series. > > Thank heavens I had tuned the harpsichord PLENTY up to and right before > the concert so that the tuning was quite solid and held well throught > the concert.. > > But CLEARLY, when it was touch-up time at intermission it was almost > comical how more time was spent showing the art chairperson what was > going on, what the instrument was, and how I *would* try to cook > asparagus like she had explained to me earlier that day at lunch. > (And they set up for the cantata then too...) > > and yeah... > > when I was done, three goons I knew in the audience gave me a darn good > standing ovation. > > Heck yeah I bowed. > > :B > her > > > On May 8, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Alan McCoy wrote: > > > Hi Michelle, > > > > Ditto lots of these comments. Earplugs do help you focus on the > > task at hand > > as well as protect your ears. I use Westone plugs with 9 dB filters. > > > > But it is an impossible situation. It is definitely possible to > > make an > > improvement, but it is equally possible to make things a bit worse > > than they > > were before you walked on the stage (to steal the spotlight, geez > > Dennis, > > you must be kidding!!). > > > > I only go out if the artist's contract requires it or if I am > > otherwise > > asked to. Our orchestra usually schedules the concerto in one half > > or the > > other, but not both. I go to lots of performances, by choice, and I > > have > > adopted the "what will be, will be" approach. These days I'm less > > concerned > > with unisons going out, than the voice. I have the luxury of tuning > > and > > voicing these instruments (at school and for the orchestra) often > > so unisons > > are normally very solid but the voice does change amazingly fast. > Also > > listen for zings to attend to next time. > > > > Alan > > > > > > -- Alan McCoy, RPT > > Eastern Washington University > > amccoy at mail.ewu.edu > > 509-359-4627 > > > > > >> From: Michelle Stranges <stranges at oswego.edu> > >> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" >> > <caut at ptg.org> > >> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 14:24:59 -0400 > >> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" >> > <caut at ptg.org> > >> Subject: [CAUT] Touch ups.. (and I ain't talking about makeup) > >> > >> I would like to read some chit-chat on how everyone handles > >> intermission tuning touchups if you have such an occasion to do so. > >> How many of you do them? > >> Only at solo piano recitals? > >> (Does the stage manager bring a curtain across for privacy/quiet.) > >> > >> > >> Welp? > >> > >> :B > >> A concerned citizen > >> > > > >
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