Les Noces

[David Ilvedson]

Exactly what I would do!

David I.
 
> If I had to do that here I think I'd tune each piano to its own best
> tuning file and forget it.  I doubt that there are very many places
> where each piano is playing the same note.  As I said, I don't know
> about the EX so you're on your own, but I doubt that it would be THAT
> radical a departure from the other 3.
> 
> Good luck with the gig.  It sounds like fun.
> 
> dave
> 
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> On 3/6/2002 at 12:01 PM Wolfley, Eric (WOLFLEEL) wrote:
> 
> >Hello fellow cauts and caucts,
> >
> >We have an interesting scenario here and since it well may be a
> situation
> >unique to our environments, I am interested in everyone's opinion on
> the
> >subject. Our Chamber Choir, Chorale and Percussion Group are
> performing
> >Stravinsky's Les Noces this weekend. I'm not familiar with this
> piece (yet)
> >but it calls for 4 pianos. As it turns out, we can place 4 concert
> grands
> >onstage our large auditorium without any hassle. The interesting
> aspect of
> >this setting is that the 4 pianos consist of a Steinway D, a Yamaha
> CFIIIs,
> >a Kawai EX, and a Baldwin SD-10. I'll bet everyone can guess the
> next
> >question: How would you tune these pianos to each other? My
> assistant
> >Lawrence Becker is the lucky guy assigned to that hall and is up
> there
> >tuning right now for the first rehearsal using his Accutuner III.
> With
> >instruments this dissimilar, my instinct is to pick the file of the
> piano
> >that seems the most middle of the road and tune all 4 pianos to the
> same
> >tuning file. In the past, I've experimented matching up 2 similar
> pianos in
> >various ways (I use a cybertuner) with equally adequate and
> interesting
> >results, but have not encountered a challenge like this before. What
> would
> >you do?? I'm sure Lawrence will appreciate any input when he returns
> from
> >his investigations.
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Eric Wolfley, RPT
> >Head Piano Technician
> >Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
> >University of Cincinnati
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> 
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> David M. Porritt
> dporritt@mail.smu.edu
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
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