Eugenia Carter wrote: > Phil, > > No big deal, of course, provided that you tune it at least twice _before_ > the concert to get it stable at 442 and twice _after_ the concert to > restabilize it at 440. Whenever I've tuned for the St Louis, I've always > used ET. If you choose to use another temperament, I would suggest that you > first make sure this is agreeable with management (both the Hall's and the > Orchestra). You might also want to find out what concerto is to be > performed. Poulanc might need a different temperament than Bach. > ..Gina, thanks for the reply..I'm not going to be able to tune twice either way..the performance rider reads Piano will be tuned to A=442 by 2:30PM on 1/30/98..that's it..and I'm booked all next week..I was given a *tip* on how to to give the impression of 442 and have the piano not really be at 442..deceptive..??..
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