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

[Ken Zahringer]

Hey Michelle,

I can relate.  Rural Missouri is full of little churches who can't/won't
afford to keep the heat or AC on during the week.  I have been in the
position of trying to sell them on the idea of keeping the thermostat at 50
or 55 in the winter and 80 or 85 in the summer instead of OFF.  Some just
can't understand why the piano always sounds bad.  Some don't even notice.

A wise man once told me, "Never want something for someone else more than
they want it for themselves".  All that does is lead to frustration.  Our
job is, to the best of our abilities and from our technical point of view,
clearly communicate to our clients/employers what the options are in a
particular situation and what the likely consequences of different decisions
are.  Then they make a decision based on their resources and values.  If we
get balled up about that decision, that will only mess up our day.  Do the
best job you can under the circumstances and then move on.

Oh, yeah, and vent when necessary.  We're always here. :-)

Ken Z.


On 3/2/05 9:15 AM, "michelle stranges" <stranges@Oswego.EDU> wrote:

> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Ken Zahringer, RPT
Piano Technician
MU School of Music
297 Fine Arts
882-1202
cell 489-7529