Rock & Roll Tuning

[Jon Page]

At 07:10 AM 5/17/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I will be tuning a piano for an outdoor concert featuring the rock/pop 
>band NRBQ. I don't do much concert tuning. The tuning will occur at 2 pm, 
>and the band takes the stage at 11 pm. I have tuned at only one outdoor 
>concert before and it was horrible from a tuning perspective as the sun 
>kept popping out and beating directly down on the piano interior during 
>the tuning. I hope this one is at least in the shade (who knows, maybe 
>we'll even have one of our Florida evening thunder storms between the 
>tuning and the concert - or better yet, during the tuning)!
>
>Hey, there's nobody here being pessimistic!
>
>I suppose the only thing to do is to do a good tuning and split. Any words 
>of wisdom, do's &/or don'ts? Surprise 'em w/ a fun meantone? (just kidding).
>
>Thanks for any thoughts.
>
>Terry Farrell
>

Don't worry. The music will be so loud that your concerns are not needed. 
You'll really flip when he starts playing with his elbows (if it's the same 
guy).

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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