George Winston

[Anne Beetem]

At 11:42 PM 12/1/97 +0000, you wrote:

>
>Some 15 years ago I tuned for George Winston on several 
>recordings at Different Fur recording studio in San Francisco.  
>At the time and apparently now he was very interested in the 
>shift pedal and the differences in tone he might get.  We 
>actually ended up taking out the stop screw in the Yamaha C7 we 
>were using so he might have "all possible expression" available. 
>Yes I warned him of double notes but he apparently had no 
>problems. I remember sometime later when another younger, 
>hungrier technician, who had acquired the account, called up all 
>worried about the back of the key lifting the neighboring damper 
>lever.  I told him that you either have a problem or you don't.  
>Don't try to conjure up one.  George was a pioneer of the "new 
>age" music movement like it or not.
>
>David ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, CA
>
>
>

   or a student of past practice.  See, Stephen, they want a true una, due,
tre corde pedal again.  I bet Winston would like a moderator too, don't you
think?  Sordine?  Very 'new age'.  

   By the way, I'm enjoying the hammer discussion fellows.  Thanks.