[CAUT] OFFLIST D complimented

[Nichols]

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Relief! I know the feeling.
Remember, though.... (and I can't remember where I heard it, but), they 
NEVER built a statue for a critic.

Guy


At 05:34 PM 3/20/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Today was the faculty recital on the D I've been discussing, and the 
>results were very favorable.
>
>This morning I spent an hour and half tuning and spot voicing the piano, 
>and at 1 PM met with the professor, where he pointed out a few minor shift 
>voicing problems. He did say he wished there was a little more power in 
>the 5th octave, but I pointed out that it might make the piano too 
>brittle. And besides, he didn't want any changes at this point.
>
>After the recital he looked very pleased, and thanked me for the work on 
>the piano. This, for me, was a big relief. I had been uptight about this 
>for several weeks. (Ask my wife. She's been a saint for putting up with me).
>
>Not only was the professor happy, guess who also showed up? The critic who 
>slammed my piano three weeks ago. Actually, he is a good friend of mine, 
>and I've worked on his piano. At intermission we talked, and he said he 
>thought the piano sounded great.
>
>So, the bottom line, at least for now, is that the professor is happy, the 
>critic is happy, and that makes me happy. (I haven't heard from the other 
>piano professor, but I'll worry about that some other time).
>
>Wim
>Willem Blees, RPT
>Piano Technician
>School of Music
>University of Alabama

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