<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>    What are you worried about? Nobody's going to be = able to hear your work, anyway! Look, the real work of a Concert Tech comes = BEFORE the concert, that's when you have the time to go over the piano. If someone = calls you for a "Concert Tuning" when you don't have the ability to do a = "Concert Preparation" on the piano, or at least inspect the piano to see if it's = up to concert work, then it's just a tuning! Then you show up, and you give = them the best tuning that you can, you voice really bad notes to blend in, you = maybe level a few strings, that's all. </DIV> <DIV>    The weight of the World does not have to rest on = your shoulders. If they hand you a lemon, do your best and shake your head. = As the band is warming up, take the time to talk to the Manager of the Theater. = If he wants things to go perfectly, then he has to take care of = business.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Friday, January 26, 2001 = 8:10 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert Tuning = Info Emergency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I use a SAT, so you know I'll have my eyes open!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, = Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</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> Friday, January 26, = 2001 9:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert Tuning = Info Emergency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Terry = <BR><BR>You are worrying yourself to death about ;nothing. Yes, it is a "concert," = and <BR>you should do the best you can. But under the circumstances, and = not to down <BR>grade your ability, but I doubt very much if the pianist, = much less the <BR>audience, will hear if your unisons aren't perfect, much = less if your thirds <BR>aren't progressing. <BR><BR>Do what you can, use = what ever method you use under normal circumstances, and <BR>have fun. Hey, = maybe you'll even see some of those flashers. <BR><BR>Willem </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>