I usually turn down complimentary tickets when I do the tuning because that means they want you to give a break on the tuning fee. A 10 minute touch up when I have waited around for 2 to 3 hours (and especially when I make a return trip) gets charged a full tuning fee. I usually hang out back stage left or right and take in the show until intermission. That is a neat prospective to watch from. I did not used to be fond of George's style of playing but it has grown on me and I have come to appreciate it. Ron Engle, RPT On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:18:08 -0400 "maxpiano" <maxpiano at sc.rr.com> writes: > Last time I tuned for him, I got there at my usual (for this venue) 7 > AM and > tuned the piano. When I was finished, the staff told me he had come > in > after the previous night's show and had practiced through the night. > This > time, his people have specified that the piano is to be tuned the > day before > the concert, and then be gone over between 4 and 5 PM the day of the > > performance -- with touch-up during intermission. > > This occasion made me cut up an old brass pedal rod for > string/balance pin > working tools, as the previous one got left in a piano a week or two > ago. > > This venue is 35 miles out of town for me. I haven't previously > been asked > to make two separate visits for one show. Since it also involves > waiting > around between 5 and 8 PM, plus hanging around to listen to music > that > doesn't particularly turn me on, I am mulling over how to charge for > this > one. Any suggestions? The venue gives me two complimentary tickets > to > anything my wife and I want to attend, so I have to balance that in. > And we > go every month or so to some fine shows. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org> > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] False Beats and George Winston > > > > At 07:54 AM 3/17/2007, Mike wrote: > >> Have you seen him come in and use the piano at midnight? > > > > I didn't see him, but he made arrangements to come in at night, > > and apparently spent several hours in the Arts Center, starting > > about midnight. > > > > I'm really impressed that he chatted with Rob for an hour. He > > was really shy and avoided me, which wasn't a problem. I can > > understand him wanting to control his surroundings when he > > performs. > > > > > > Susan > > >
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