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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>George Winston comes here every year, =
as there is a
big "New Age" appreciation contingent out here in far NW =
California. I
have prepped numerous pianos for him, and seen his rider that specifies =
tuning
details; it does look very anal, but don't let the cent deviation =
charts
scare you. I can assure you that if you simply do your best =
clean,
musical tuning, using a nice, evenly graduated stretch with no sudden =
changes,
he will be perfectly happy-- in fact won't say a word because =
I
suspect he really doesn't know the fine points of the subject at
all. However, he is anal about one thing: unisons. He =
is the
only pianist I have ever seen do the following: as he plays and =
(sometimes
talks) he reaches for a little pile of rubber mutes he takes to the =
piano with
him, and places them next to unisons he feels need attention. Some =
of his
compositions repeatedly come down hard on individual =
notes, and
unison fraying in those areas can be expected unless your tunings are
ultra-stable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He will expect these touched up at =
intermission,
but remains very calm and easy going about it all. If he feels he =
is being
taken care of in this way, he typically will acknowledge you =
(and all
his tech help) to the audience at the end of the show--another unusual
touch. He also plays without his shoes :-) Where regulation =
and
voicing are concerned, make sure that things are reliable and =
responsive,
and that there are no noticeably uneven voicing problems, and that =
should be
fine as well. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suspect that contract =
was written after his
people collected every complaint he's ever made about every poorly =
prepared,
crummy piano he's ever played (and I'm sure there have been many) and =
put it all
down as a way to scare off the inexperienced. Someone must have =
told them
tuner/techs want details, so there they are. They're really =
designed to
intimidate more than inform, IMHO, and don't really mean much in the =
larger
scheme of things. I've never seen anyone from his staff check the =
piano
against an ETD, so keep breathing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Greg Granoff RPT<BR>Humboldt State University</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 16, 2004 =
2:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> George Winston =
contract</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">List,<BR>I'm reviewing a rider for =
a George
Winston concert I'm working for next week. Anyone out there have some =
tales to
share with regard to George Winston. If the contract reflects =
truthfully about
the person, this is one anal individual. Rehearsal time is =
from
1AM- 5AM....thank goodness I don't have to be on standby for that
session!#*%<BR>Tom Servinsky, RPT</FONT> =
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