[CAUT] Fortepiano stability

[Jim Busby]

Anne,

That's what Margaret Hood said too. However, it was a four hand
recording of some awfully vigorous music. (and the players were "bangy")
So that may account for the instability in my situation.

Jim Busby

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Anne Acker
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 11:33 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Fortepiano stability


Off hand I would say these unstable pianos are not strung properly or
the cases poorly built.   You should not have instability under the
conditions described by Jim.  If that is the case then there isn't much
you can do before performance time.   Nor is there anything you can do
about bangy players...in any venue.

Anne




 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> Hi Geoff,
> 
>  
> 
> I had a recording session with a fortepiano in a completely controlled
> environment (Museum w 42% RH, etc.) and it still needed tunings every
> 15-20 minutes, no matter what I did! Baldassin found the same thing
and
> had no "advice" to give me. Conrad gave great advice; think "guitar".
> 
>  
> 
> Good luck.
> 
>  
> 
> Jim Busby BYU
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey Pollard
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 5:37 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: [CAUT] Fortepiano stability
> 
>  
> 
> Hi all from Oz,
> 
> I'm tuning 3 fortepianos for the Mozart triple piano concerto series
> this week and next, here in Sydney, for the leading baroque orchestra.
> Have just staggered home from Sat night after Friday night's first
> concert. Tuning stability was not good - and I am looking for any help
> from fellow CAUTs on techniques to nail tunings that will last more
than
> one movement. I have about 2 hours pre-concert for tuning - 40 mins
> each. I'm hitting hard, and the 3 are becoming more obedient, but the
> arrival of 1.500 audience seems to unsettle them! Unison and octave
> drift. Any advice from fortepiano gurus out there?
> 
> Thanks,
> Geoff Pollard
> Sydney Conservatorium of Music
> University of Sydney
> 
>