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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had the priviledge of working for =
Chick Corea
when he came to Detroit a couple of years ago. He was a real =
gentleman
with the exuberance of a kid with a brand new toy, and very quick with a =
sense
of humor. I got to the hall a little early and introduced =
myself. He
wanted to work out a "few more" musical ideas. Finally he let me =
have at
it with the piano, giving me a long wishlist of things he wanted =
done with
only 20 minutes before the hall opened.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"That's a lot of work for 20 minutes." =
he
admitted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Hey, it's only from one Bostonian to =
another," I
replied.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He shot me that look of pure =
delight. I did
what I could in those 20 minutes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He caught up with me during the break =
to give me a
high-five. Things only got better by the end of the concert. =
I only
wish he would play this area more often. He was one of the most =
fun people
to work with.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt RPT<BR>Ann =
Arbor MI<BR><A
href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rbrekne@broadpark.no =
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">Richard
Brekne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 30, 2001 =
1:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chick Corea (was =
Karl Ulrich
Schnabel)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Actually I have had to opportunity to tune for Mr. =
Corea a
number of times over the past 20 years. At Molde Int Jazz Festival, =
Natt Jazz
in Bergen, and a couple non festival appearances here in town. He is =
probably
one of the easiest of big name stars to tune for that I have had to =
attempt to
please, and I have seen most of the jazz greats come through through =
the
years.
<P>He is knows way more then the average pianist about our side of the =
buisness, too the point of understanding how volitile a tuning really =
is. He
has an awful lot of respect for profesional pianotechs.
<P>No doubt you have to make sure you do a good job to please him, but =
hey....thats what they pay us the big bucks for aint it. I would be =
suprised
if he would be against trying EBVT, as long as he knew ahead of time =
what was
going on. Course if you tried pulling the wool over his eyes, I doubt =
that he
would appreciate it much...:)
<P>Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>Chick
sounds like one artist who would blow his stack if I tuned the
EBVT.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>Although I
consider it to be perfectly compatible with all fixed =
pitch</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>instruments such as =
the
Vibraphone, this is one of the artists who sounds</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>like he knows what a real ET =
tuning is
and will kill if he doesn't get it.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>He's come a long way =
since I saw
him in the little dive in Hermosa Beach</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>California called The =
Lighthouse back in
the late '60's where he took it upon</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>himself to correct tuning =
flaws in the
piano while on stage. This is one job</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>I wouldn't take. I =
prefer the
smiles and the "Thank you so much" 's to the</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>hell I might possibly catch =
if my idea
for tuning the piano were</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=arial,helvetica><FONT
size=-1>misunderstood.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Bill Bremmer =
RPT</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Madison,
Wisconsin</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> =
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