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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>they usually only explode at night when your not
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=WOLFLEEL@ucmail.uc.edu href="mailto:WOLFLEEL@ucmail.uc.edu">Wolfley,
Eric (wolfleel)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Adams 1/4 tone sharp
piano</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">I found out this morning that the piece
they are doing is “On The Transmigration of Souls” which <st1:place
w:st="on">Adams</st1:place> wrote for the NY Philharmonic after the 9/11
attacks. Premiered Sept., 2002.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">I just pulled the piano up 50 cents with
no protests or breakage. I wore eye protection. This Baldwin M is from the mid
60s with the original strings. There are even some string splices in the last
capo section which have held just fine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">I’ve never tuned a piano this sharp
before, but so far - so good.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Informal Roman" color=red size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Informal Roman'">Eric
Wolfley, RPT</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Informal Roman" color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Informal Roman'">Head Piano
Technician</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Informal Roman" color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Informal Roman'">Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><FONT
face="Informal Roman" color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Informal Roman'">University</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType><FONT
face="Informal Roman" color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Informal Roman'"> of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Tahoma
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Horace Greeley<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, March 22, 2006 6:52
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> College and University
Technicians<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
[CAUT] <st1:place w:st="on">Adams</st1:place> 1/4 tone sharp
piano</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>Hi, Eric,<BR><BR>...Been there...Done
that...your plan is just fine...harder to get it back down than to get it up,
as it were.<BR><BR>Is there anything on the program that might be upset by
that tuning? And/or, is there anything that requires other
preparation? Depending on the condition of the <st1:place
w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place>, it is in my mind to suggest using an instrument
with newish strings...returning to "normal" pitch might be less
treacherous.<BR><BR>Best.<BR><BR>Horace<BR><BR>At 02:32 PM 3/22/2006, you
wrote:<BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi All,<BR><BR>I’ve just had a request to
tune a piano ¼ tone sharp for a John Adams piece for rehearsals and concert in
the next weeks. Can anyone who has done this before give me some idea of what
I’m in for besides the destabilization factor. I’m going to use a Baldwin M we
usually let people use for prepared piano
stuff.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Eric<BR><BR><FONT color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">Eric Wolfley, RPT<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">Head Piano
Technician<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
Music<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><FONT
color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">University</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType><FONT
color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> of <st1:PlaceName
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