[CAUT] unusual repair

[Willem Blees]

Quoting Jeff Tanner <jtanner at mozart.sc.edu>:

> 
> On Feb 24, 2007, at 12:48 PM, David Porritt wrote:
> 
> >  I think he and I agree that his job is to teach students to win
> > competitions and launch successful performing careers and my job is
> to
> > repair the damage.
> >
> > dave
> >
> 
> We have faculty members who completely disagree on the subject of  
> competitions.  Some think that is a measure of success.  Others  
> believe that teaching to win a competition has nothing to do with  
> teaching music.  Guess which teachers break strings.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jeff Tanner, RPT
> University of South Carolina
> 
> 
> 
> 

This is what I was kind of thinking. Where is the dividing line 
between making music, and just beating the daylights out of a piano. 
I'm not a pianist, but I can certainly tell the difference between 
someone abusing a piano, and playing it. 


Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA
205-348-1469