A few days ago I tuned the miniature piano that is on tour with John Mellencamp (who has dropped the Cougar and apparently prefers to be addressed as Mr. Mellencamp). The piano was set up on the stage of the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton and I was scheduled to start tuning exactly one hour before the Cowboy Junkies hit the stage. As I was tuning, the 4300 members of the audience were pouring in and the sound system was blasting country tunes. The violinist from one of the bands knew that I was faced with a difficult task and offered a little electronic tuner which was no help with all the racket. After I was done tuning I played some Neil Young, but I am pretty sure no one could hear it. It was a great set up though: a 67 note amplified piano and a Hammond B3 organ with a Leslie speaker (and a digital synth of course).

On stage behind the curtain.

Peeking out at the audience.