On Tue, 17 Jan 1995, David Porritt wrote: > If I have ever had any doubts about our need to inform the public about > our services, they were dispelled by a recent concert contract I received. > In the contract there is a paragraph that reads (the all caps are theirs): > > "PIANO TUNING: > [deleted this stuff -- y'all read it anyhow] > > While they are seeking quality work, they don't specify an RPT member. > This is not Henryetta Homemaker, this is a professional concert promoter > and we still haven't let them know about RPT status. They do reveal > rather unenlightened thinking with their "STROBE tunings are not > acceptable" clause. These are supposed to be people in the know. Recently, while doing some research in the library, I came across several books covering the subject of concert artist management, entertainer contracts, etc., and was struck by the *complete* absence of any information pertaining to maintenance and care of pianos in concert venues. It's obvious that the PTG suffers from a severe lack of public education (ie. educating the public) on these topics. I'm constantly amazed by the ignorance among musicians about what the PTG is and why people are members of this organization. I'm sure most of you remember seeing my post last summer about why I wasn't attending the "institute." (To refresh, the School of Music administration sees attendance at such events as being "perks" and provides funding in only laughable quantities.) The PTG has a *_LONG_* way to go before the public understands who and what we are! Ron Torrella "Dese are de conditions dat prevail." School of Music --Jimmy Durante University of Illinois
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