[pianotech] catastrophic tuning collapse

[Jim Busby]

Paul,

If you find an answer, as long as it's not in a bottle or a pill (or a doobie) let me know.  <G>

Best,
Jim

p.s. I despise Madonna, but the only fleck of respect I have for her came when I saw her sing at the Grammys, or some big thing years ago. A close up camera revealed her hand shaking like crazy!

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:06 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] catastrophic tuning collapse

This fear is already building for me.  The Liszt fest is coming to UNL the first week of April.  The final big show will have 3 Liszt concertos all in a row...all on the same piano. I'll have 15 minutes between them to "touch up" the tunings. Previous days will have non-stop solo and small ensemble works from 8 in the morning to 10 at night With just an hour at lunch time.  Most of this music is Shumann and Chopin in celebration of their 200th birthdays.  How do I keep from freaking out?

Paul


From:

Conrad Hoffsommer <choffsommer at hotmail.com>

To:

<pianotech at ptg.org>

Date:

01/26/2010 10:19 AM

Subject:

Re: [pianotech] catastrophic tuning collapse


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Yup, that's a concert tuner's greatest fear (or right up near the top of the liszt). I once had one of those moments due to that same piece. - first chord... top A... BOING!

I was the half-time show, putting in a new string. ;-{
(Rest of the piano was OK, though.) ;-}

Conrad Hoffsommer




> From: dempsey at marshall.edu
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:47:31 -0500
> Subject: [pianotech] catastrophic tuning collapse
>
> Just surfing and found this.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpLb7MMGvYk
>
> Tuning starts to go late in the first mvt. By the second shaky and its gone by the end of the third.
>
> Great looking orchestra.
>
> Paul E. Dempsey, RPT
> Piano Technician Sr.
> Marshall University
> Huntington, WV
> 304-696-5418
> 304-617-1149
>
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