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<DIV><SPAN class=701143423-25042005><FONT
color=#000080>Barbara,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=701143423-25042005><FONT color=#000080>Hopefully =
you know the
hall and piano well enough to have a good idea of how it goes out =
- the
tenor is the most variable in the majority of pianos I have worked
with.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=701143423-25042005><FONT color=#000080>If you can =
get the hall
to put the lights on for an hour (with the piano on stage and =
open)
before your first tuning, that is ideal. Otherwise, I would tune =
it about
1hz (~4c) sharp when cool (not cold), then talk to the stage =
manager and
tell them you need to touch up the tuning with the piano in place and =
the lights
on after rehearsal. If the stage manager balks at this, be firm - =
let
him/her know that it is quite necessary.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=701143423-25042005><FONT color=#000080>On the 'hot' =
touch up,
pay special attention to the octaves below the temperament and into the =
bass,
and work the unisons of course.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=701143423-25042005><FONT color=#000080>Don Mannino
RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Barbara
Richmond<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 25, 2005 4:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Cc:</B> College and University =
Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[CAUT] pitch under the lights<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all (especially Guy =
Nichols),</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Big concert on Friday. The =
piano
concerto isn't first on the program, darn. So......where should =
I put
the pitch--preheated under the lights or o' de natural? If it =
helps, I
tune before the rehearsal, the rehearsal is mid-afternoon, =
orchestra
breaks for dinner (piano gets touched up), concert at 8 pm. I =
know it
doesn't take long for the downward drift to take place, but how long =
does it
take for it to go back up? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've found that the drift with the =
lights is
normally 4 cents in the tenor and =
treble. Fortunately, the
unisons don't go wild.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your insight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara
Richmond</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>