Easy solution: 1. Raise the temperature in the hall to 110 degees. 2. replace 30% of the air with helium. 3. result- the thinner air will make the reeds go sharp. As a welcome side benefit the helium will help the opera singers hit those high notes a little cleaner. You'll end up being a hero to everybody!! Your welcome {:~) Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV Richard Brekne wrote: > Hi list. Today I got a doosey of a phone call from > the Western Norwegian Opera. Seems they are going > to have this big whig in town tommorrow for a > really big shoew. (perhaps some of you remember > that one...grin) Of course they had an instrument > that needed immediate attention. This particular > instrument was tuned at A440 and it needed to be > at A442 for the concert, and afterwards they > wanted it tuned to A440 again. Only one problem. > The instrument was a Harmonium. (a reed organ, > pumped bellows and all). > > I was frankly flabergasted that the folks at this > "Opera" knew no more about musical instruments > then to ask such a question. And it was put so > matter of factly as well... "Hello, Richard Brekne > ?? We have this Harmonium we need tuned up to A442 > from 440 by tommorrow morning, and we need it back > to 440 again as soon as possible. Can you come in > this evening ?" > > I couldnt think of anything to say right off,, so > I said I'd do it for $3000 .00 but I'd need two > weeks each way...grin.. then I explained what a > reed instrument was to the fellow... > > Jeeeshhh.... What do they teach these folks > anymore anyways ?? > > -- > Richard Brekne > Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. > Bergen, Norway
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