> the Liverpool philomonic is playing these concerts are organised 12 months >in advance, so why did they have to leave it four days before to tell me> > >Barrie. Barrie & List, I'm certain that late notice to service for special concerts has occured to a good number of piano technicians. It reminded me of the time (prior to moving to this city) that I was called to tune the piano for a Louis Armstrong concert with just 3/4 hour time to raise pitch and tune, and the pitch raise was nearly 1/4 tone. Because of the number of people they were expecting to attend, the concert stage was set up in a hockey arena. The chairs were set on insulation panels, which covered the ice. Since the figure skating club had an old upright at the rink, it ended up to be the piano they chose to use. I was lucky that the corroded strings held. My assistant on the job was the temperature in the building - it helped to speed up the tuning process. About two years later they did a little better. Same person, same place, same thing, only I managed to get a full hour this time, and did not need to raise pitch. Makes one wonder how some of the organizers think, or get their jobs? Al Jeschke RPT Calgary, Alberta
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