This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Wouldn't it be great to see Chris argue his point with Malcolm Bilson. Might turn into a slug fest! :-) Having lived here in Ithaca (the land of historical performance practice) for some time, I find listening to music performed on historical instruments interesting at least for an academic standpoint. And, occasionally it is a great musical experience. Cornell has a couple of pianos from the mid 1800's that sound very good and when played by a skilled pianist, can be very rewarding to hear. Just my humble opinion. Don > I may as well take this opportunity to come out of the closet and > reveal my bias, actually a pet peave, just to be fair. In case anyone > wasn't catching the drift, I have almost no use for historical > instruments. I can't imagine any musician of the day, say Franz Liszt, > looking for "the good old piano." Most often professional pianists, > unless they are looking for novelty, or are overcome with this absurd > nostalgia for "original instruments," look for the best new piano they > can find. 'Cause the design is up to date and the parts are new and it > plays like they expect. Everything else is ANOMALY. And unless your > customer is of that ilk I'd stick to I-95. (I do make one notable > exception and that is reproductions. They make for wonderful > "Historical" concerts although I do think the whole concept is a bit > hysterical). Of course Stephen, be attentive to what Bill Shull and > others are warning of cause this isn't I-95, but get as close as you > can and a "NORMAL" customer will be happy. And BTW, sorry Bill, we're > full at MARC and printed for this year, but I have forwarded your > shameless self invitation to Steve and Paul and will put in a good > word for you. > Best to All, > Chris Solliday ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/67/52/8b/fb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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