Dear Bill, When we purchased our fortepiano a few years ago we had assistance from noted performer and teacher, Malcolm Bilson, who is on faculty at Cornell. We acquired a truly superior instrument at an excellent price. I could help you contact him if you are interested. Regards, Charles >List, > >Hot on the heels of the talk about not discussing buying pianos (I have been >leaning against discussing this in the list) - > > I have to submit a report for one university which includes a fortepiano >purchase recommendation - or at least a discussion about available >fortepianos. I have not had near the contact with the fortepiano as many of >you have had (I have passed from the "I can't stand them" phase to the "These >things are fantastic, I don't know what I could have been thinking (but I hate >tuning them)" phase; some of you are past that to the "Let someone else worry >about fortepianos" phase, but I hope that some of you experienced fortepiano >techs or builders have some knowledge to share regarding the current >fortepiano situation which might help in my report. Thanks! > >Bill Shull >U of Redlands, La Sierra U >Loma Linda, CA Charles K. Ball, RPT School of Music The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 512-467-1535 mailto:ckball@mail.utexas.edu
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