audience throws off pitch

[Barbara Richmond]

Sorry, Guy, I wasn't curious enough to check.  Now I would be!  The truth
is, after I turned off the lights I didn't bother to service the piano that
morning.  I thought (right or wrong) it wasn't worth my time.  I had 89
other instruments to look after--and there was always someone waiting......

The conditions in that hall were good--after the thermostat was fixed.   I
heard from the faculty that it had been bad for years.  I started sweetly
squeaking at the physical plant staff the moment I got hired.  ;-)  After it
was corrected, there was never a problem with the tuning wandering during a
performance.

Barbara Richmond

PS Someday maybe I'll tell you about my adventures in educating the educated
at a university.  :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nichols" <nicho@zianet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: audience throws off pitch


> At 04:12 PM 3/25/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >I DO remember walking into the auditorium the morning *after* a recital,
to
> >find the piano open and the spots had been left on all night.  Obviously,
> >the stage crew had left early!   The lights had been on for 12 hours and
the
> >piano felt......warm.
>
>
> So, Barbara.... it felt warm. But.... where was the pitch?  And.... here's
> the kicker.... So what if the case felt "warm"?
>
> Later,
> Guy
>
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