I understood it was an Obama event and it was a string quartet that couldn't keep their instruments in tune so it was pre-recorded. I think there was a piano and soloist involved also. Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building The University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731/881-1852 FAX: 731/881-7415 HOME: 731/587-5700 -----Original Message----- From: Gary Bruce [mailto:a440 at brucemusical.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:26 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Innaugaral tuning events And I understand it was pre-recorded so what was broadcast wasn't live. On Thu, January 22, 2009 2:40 pm, Carlos Ralon wrote: > For the last Bush thingee on the back lawn of the White House, they used a > Steinway D with Van Cliburn, and a Yamaha Disclavier. Niether tuning > held, > but Mr Cliburn played the D and they used the Disclavier for the Yamaha. > Temp was about 25. This time I noticed the lady wore gloves with the > fingers cut off. (the gloves) The music was great. > Carlos Ralon, RPT DC chapter. > > > Gary Bruce, RPT Bruce Musical Services, Inc. a440 at brucemusical.com
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