More from Manley... >From smanley@kentlaw.eduTue May 2 21:36:13 1995 Date: Tue, 2 May 95 16:46:00 -0600 From: Steven Manley <smanley@kentlaw.edu> To: torrella@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu Subject: Fortepianos & tuning. This has been an excellent discussion. Indeed, a good fortepiano, well prepared, should hold its tuning through a concert just fine. Audiences and listeners should demand good tuning, and we should never excuse poor tuning on the grounds that that is the nature of the instrument. Rodney Regier's fortepianos are fine instruments. To the extent that he deviates from the antiques in his interpretation of a Graf, it is undoubtedly for good reason. One cannot truly copy; thus, to give life to the older designs one must introduce some element of personal ingenuity and creativity. I have always found Regier's fortepianos to be stable and sound, regarding tuning and action. Along these lines, I should mention that the fortepianos by John Lyon, Eastpointe MI, are unexcelled for stability.
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC