Bernstein Performers Pavillion, 2.04 p.m.
I’m killing some time before my next appointment, which is the soloist room in the Shed; the weekends’ soloist is playing Bernstein, and I heard her practicing. Aggressive, shall we say? I’m anticipating more than a few unisons will have drifted.
Started the day in the Chamber Music Hall, where I worked on today’s PotD I:
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This is the A on the floor, one of three pianos in the room, and best known here as the “Mouse Piano”, in honor of it almost becoming a permanent residence to a local rodential resident, now sadly (well, not so much) deceased. The photos show the inside of the action cavity, the action itself where the mouse took material to build the nest, and the hammers where he (or she) found tasty and/or comfy felt. I’ve been trying to ascertain why people aren’t using it, opting for the Boston 163 instead. Today, after tightening up the unisons, I spent some time playing both pianos and looking at the regulation, discovering a few things that could be adjusted, but not leaving myself enough time to do the actual work before the next rehearsal began. Followed that with a tech session on voicing with the team, and then home for lunch and a run. We’re really heading into the home stretch here; Monday we rotate pianos for the last time, meaning there are just three weeks left. I have some preparations to make,but for the most part I’m getting to the point of being ready to head home and begin the work of jump-starting A is A Piano Service.
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