[pianotech] Concert performances (was Simon & Garfunkel piano)

[Gerald Groot]

Keith,

 

Good story!  As I was reading your story, I was reminded of the Russian
Couple, a man and wife that flew in to do more than one concert at the same
location.  I had to tune our Bosendorfer 9' for one of them and our Steinway
D for the other and of course, tune them together.  I tuned them 8 different
times in 2 days for this couple, rehersals and all.  

 

Prior to the last concert, I was told that they wanted to meet me.  I
thought, uh ohhhhh...  When I got on stage, they were practicing but when
one of them saw me, they both stopped playing immediately and walked over to
me with smiling faces.  They were the nicest couple.  All they wanted to do
was thank me for putting those two pianos in such nice tune together for
them.  They thanked me for my time, my efforts and thanked me 3 or 4 times
more after that.  That really made my week complete!!!  

 

Jer

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Keith McGavern
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:53 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Concert performances (was Simon & Garfunkel piano)

 

List,

 

Thought I'd share a fun experience when it comes to time pressure and the
immediate need for concert activities.

 

I was called in the early afternoon on the day of a Ray Stevens concert to
be held in a major casino in my neck of the woods. Program was for 7pm. It
would have been interesting enough to just go and tune for the concert on
such short notice, but there was no piano to be tuned. Apparently the
contract persons involved, for some reason, did not follow through on having
a grand piano available.    HELP WAS THE PLEA........!!!!!

 

As it turned out I had two grand pianos in my possession, a small Baldwin
grand (in my family since 1936), and a 1912 Knabe grand (my wife's
favorite), of which i was very familiar with in terms of stability. Both
have DP systems and were in tune.

 

The casino sent out a truck with persons to my place. We loaded up the
Baldwin, got it set up on the stage just in time for the program. no tuning
ever took place. It was an "as is" situation. The program with off without a
hitch. Got to stay for the event plus some extra benefits from the casino
for making it happen for all concerned.

 

Me and the wife had a great time helping make a much anticipated program
happen for a few thousand, paying patrons.

 

You do what you got to do, and with what you have available, and in the time
constraints that occur. You don't worry about what doesn't meet with your
expectations. You just make it happen.

 

Sincerely,

 

Keith



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