Now that you mention it, that's interesting. There are a lot of outdoor concerts during the year where the humidity and heat are pretty high.
Pianos also go out of tune when the stage lights go on. In theory, the piano should be tuned after the stage has warmed up. ************************************************* 1/20/2013 Eviction Notice http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6169336 --- On Fri, 1/23/09, Ken Kixmoeller/fh <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ken Kixmoeller/fh <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] I was wondering why it sounded so nice > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 5:35 PM > Plus Ma's and Perlman's instruments are worth around > $10 million > together --- not likely that they would subject them to > such harsh > conditions. > > Ken > > On Jan 23, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > > > Nicholas Geti wrote: > >> I listened to Yo Yo Ma playing the cello and I > kept wondering how > >> he could do it so well in the cold. I said to my > wife that he must > >> have a heater blowing on him. Now I know what > really happened. > >> > >> > http://www.nytimes.com:80/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.html?th&emc=th > > > > I had been wondering about that. I play the violin, > and I know my > > fingers would have stumbled, plus the strings would be > nearly > > impossible > > to tune in that kind of weather. And I know the > clarinet would have > > sounded like a dead duck. I had guessed heaters, as > well. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
