<div>John</div> <div> </div> <div>At UA, I asked the orchestra manager to ask the orchestra to leave the stage during intermission, with an explanation. Most of them did, and those that didn't, respected my need for quiet. It was the audience that didn't have a clue what I was trying to do. With the first row is only 5 feet from the front of the stage, those sitting in the first five rows think intermission is time to catch up on the latest gossip, or have a conversation with the people in the back of the hall.  <br> <br> I wore a nice shirt and slacks, but no tie. <br> <br> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: John Minor <jminor@uiuc.edu><br> To: caut@ptg.org<br> Sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 9:28 am<br> Subject: [CAUT] concert tuning etiquette<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_d08e7e16-9085-4923-b4b5-8ba886e7bf67 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>I touched up a harpsichord at intermission for a Messiah performance last night and endured the typical orchestra chatting and playing as I tuned. I've been known to give a glare that says, "Do you mind?". This was a local orchestra with college students mixed in. I'd be interested in how other techs deal with this. Also, anyone wear a coat and tie for tuning while the house is being seated or at intermission? John Minor University of Illinois </TT></PRE></div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>