[CAUT] :( Greetings from friendly neighborhood upstate New York Igloo

[michelle stranges]

Hey people..

This may start out as a vent -and I appologize for that- but in the end 
it'll turn out to be a question you brainiack/piano gods can answer.

AHEM!!

:(

Because I work at a State school we have no money.

  "     "   "  "  "   "     "    I   "   "   ".

  "    we   "  "  "   "     "    we  "   "  recital hall.

:(

Sooooo- we have recitals in other places that take pity on us.

(OK- I *think* I'm done venting..)


There's a recital in a church on Friday.. and they asked me whether or not 
I wanted the heat turned on.

***THEY TOLD ME THE ROOM IS 55 DEGREES***

I am a girl.
I am *always* cold..

Oh- uhhhhh about the piana in there..

I have a tuning time scheduled DAY OF recital.

They SAY they usually turn on the heat and hour before recital time.

I am thinking they should just stick to this and I'll tune with my darned 
coat on and whatever happens to my beautiful tuning right before the 
concert- well- at that point- frankly my dears, I don't give a damn.

:(

HOWEVER- the group wants to rehearse day before??..
They will want heat on- I'm sure... wouldn't YOU?

At this point I don't CARE what they do..

But I said to church - just leave it off completely, I'll come in and tune 
and then you can turn it on right before concert time to remove icecubes 
from the chairs and piano strings.. well I didn't say *that*, but I 
relented to having the heat off completely until right before concert time.

Is this the right thing?

Should I have said- PLEASE turn it on Thursday night (for rehearsal) and 
LEAVE IT ON for us?
(Spend all your money to make us comfy?)

I'm thinking that the room should stay where it's been until other human 
beings enter for a recital and have the impression that it's ALWAYS this 
nice, warm and cozy in there.

Poor piano.
(Moody Steinway B)


Thanx in advance-

:o
Michelle