A-442?

[Richard West]

John:

I like this idea.  Paying extra might make orchestras think twice.  Tuning to
higher pitches is as good as a major pitch raise so why not charge for it.  I
may bring this idea up with our performance area supervisors and see what they
say.  Thanks.

Richard West,  University of Nebraska

John Minor wrote:

> Bolshoi Orchestra is who I last tuned to 442. It's not really that hard to
> do, I just wish they would recognise that it's asking for alot....like
> asking for Perrier water chilled to 39 degrees F. If they'd throw a few
> extra dollars into the piano repair fund I'd be happy!
>
> One of the old stage hands touring with the orchestra gave me a few
> pointers on voicing just as the house began to open!!! He actually seemed
> top know what he was talking about, althought I didn't understand a word
> of his Russian!!! It was "interesting".
>
> John Minor
> University of Illinois
>
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, David Denison wrote:
>
> ]Funny you should mention it.  Although not my regular gig, I recently filled
> ]in at the Tilles center for the regular tech who was out of town that
> ]weekend.  The Bolshoi Orchestra was performing and requested A442 for the
> ]soloist.  The house Steinway D (#117) is maintained, more or less, at 440
> ](so is the CFIII Yamaha).  Rather than chase the pitch around on the house
> ]piano, the artist (sorry, didn't get his name) chose another one (#145) at
> ]Steinway Hall which was tuned to 442 when it came in.  Made my life a whole
> ]lot easier.
> ]
> ]David Denison, RPT
> ]Long Island, NY
> ]Nassau Chapter
> ]
> ]"Keep It Simple"
> ]
> ]
> ]----- Original Message -----
> ]From: "John Minor" <jminor@uiuc.edu>
> ]To: <caut@ptg.org>
> ]Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 7:36 PM
> ]Subject: Re: A-442?
> ]
> ]
> ]> Not much else pertaining to pianos. Thanks for checking on it!
> ]>
> ]> John
> ]>
> ]>
> ]> At 04:20 PM 3/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> ]> >John and all,
> ]> >I just spoke with the production manager at Tilles Center regarding your
> ]> >observation.  He was extremely gracious in supplying the following
> ]information:
> ]> >1)      The information is incorrect.  The pianos are kept floating
> ]> >between 440 & 441 as a matter of practicality.  He was surprised when I
> ]> >brought it to his attention, and was going to have the information
> ]changed.
> ]> >2)      They stipulate that if 442 is required, a different piano is
> ]> >brought in (from Steinway), presumably at performing group's expense (I
> ]> >forgot to ask, but it would stand to reason).
> ]> >
> ]> >John, did you find anything else of interest?
> ]> >
> ]> >David Skolnik
> ]> >Columbia University
> ]> >New York
> ]> >
> ]> >
> ]> >At 04:01 PM 03/20/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> ]> >>I was searching the web for any references to A-442 and found the
> ]> >>following page for Long Island University with info that says both
> ]concert
> ]> >>instruments stay at 442. Anyone have a possible explanation?
> ]> >>http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/tilles/tech/main.html
> ]> >>
> ]> >>John Minor
> ]> >>University of Illinois
> ]> >
> ]>
> ]>
> ]