[CAUT] Adams 1/4 tone sharp piano

[Chris Solliday]

they usually only explode at night when your not there.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel) 
  To: College and University Technicians 
  Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:36 AM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Adams 1/4 tone sharp piano


  I found out this morning that the piece they are doing is "On The Transmigration of Souls" which Adams wrote for the NY Philharmonic after the 9/11 attacks. Premiered Sept., 2002.

   

  I just pulled the piano up 50 cents with no protests or breakage. I wore eye protection. This Baldwin M is from the mid 60s with the original strings. There are even some string splices in the last capo section which have held just fine.

   

  I've never tuned a piano this sharp before, but so far - so good.

   

  Eric Wolfley, RPT 
  Head Piano Technician 
  Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 
  University of Cincinnati 


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  From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Horace Greeley
  Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 6:52 PM
  To: College and University Technicians
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Adams 1/4 tone sharp piano

   


  Hi, Eric,

  ...Been there...Done that...your plan is just fine...harder to get it back down than to get it up, as it were.

  Is there anything on the program that might be upset by that tuning?  And/or, is there anything that requires other preparation?  Depending on the condition of the Baldwin, it is in my mind to suggest using an instrument with newish strings...returning to "normal" pitch might be less treacherous.

  Best.

  Horace

  At 02:32 PM 3/22/2006, you wrote:




  Hi All,

  I've just had a request to tune a piano ¼ tone sharp for a John Adams piece for rehearsals and concert in the next weeks. Can anyone who has done this before give me some idea of what I'm in for besides the destabilization factor. I'm going to use a Baldwin M we usually let people use for prepared piano stuff.

  Thanks,

  Eric

  Eric Wolfley, RPT

  Head Piano Technician

  Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

  University of Cincinnati
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