piano shaped objects

Lain, Wilfred F. wlain@wcupa.edu
Fri, 17 Feb 1995 15:14:00 -0800 (PST)


Mark Stivers -  Well said.  We sometimes forget about making music.
Will Lain,   WLAIN@WCUPA.EDU
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From: pianotech
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: piano shaped objects
Date: Friday, February 17, 1995 12:24PM



 > "One point we stressed was that people have a right to buy any
 > quality
 > piano they choose, and other people have a right to build any
 > quality
 > piano they choose.  It's not my, your or anybody else's
 > business...."

I agree with the quotation, in principle. (If I were a university
technician,
like many of the PIANOTECH subscribers, I might feel differently.) You can't
force quality on people---you can only show it to them.

The piano means different things to different people. To technicians, it's a
glorious machine. To musicians, it's a tool and a torture chamber. To
parents,
it's an aspect of their child's education. To others, it's a status symbol.
We
shouldn't be so quick to impose our point of view on others.

I've heard wonderful music made on terrible instruments, and the reverse. We
should of course strive for excellence in what WE do, but always remember
that
the ultimate goal is not (just) perfect pianos, but people making music on
them, at all levels and circumstances.





Mark Stivers
mark.stivers@24stex.com





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