<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" vLink=purple link=blue> Maybe 50+ would be enough? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Wolfley, Eric \(wolfleel\)" <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU> To: "College and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> Received: 3/23/2006 8:36:51 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Adams 1/4 tone sharp piano <DIV class=Section1> 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> <o:p> </o:p> 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> <o:p> </o:p> I’ve never tuned a piano this sharp before, but so far - so good.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Eric Wolfley, RPT Head Piano Technician Cincinnati College-Conservatory of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:place></st1:City> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Horace Greeley Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 6:52 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] <st1:place w:st="on">Adams</st1:place> 1/4 tone sharp piano<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> Hi, Eric, ...Been there...Done that...your plan is just fine...harder to get it back down than to get it up, as it were. 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. Best. Horace At 02:32 PM 3/22/2006, you wrote: <o:p></o:p> Hi All, I’ve just had a request to tune a piano Ľ 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. Thanks, Eric Eric Wolfley, RPT Head Piano Technician Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>