Respect for PT's

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 7/21/02 11:34:47 PM Central Daylight Time, 
Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no (Richard Brekne) writes:


> It never ceases to amaze me how ignored we are otherwise in
> the industry. On stage productions, in films, on recordings,
> virtually everywhere there is piano music there must be a
> piano tuner who in no small way contributes quite directly
> to the quality of the music. Heck, on records they even give
> credit to who took the blinging picture of the artist, but
> almost never is there mention of the instrument or who
> prepared it.
> 
> The more I learn about tuning, and the more I explore in
> what ways we are directly involved in the creativity that
> ends up coming out of the instrument, the more aghast I am
> that we as a profession have allowed (walked straight into
> ??) this state of affairs to evolve. The more I learn about
> the instruments themselves the less I understand why they
> are equally ignored thus. 
> 
> A nice exception to the rule is a Classical album given out
> by Maria Joao Pires who records Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
> 13, 14 and 30. In the very short list of credits on the
> inside cover is the name of the Piano Technician.. one
> Kazato Osato, and the piano used.. a Yamaha CF III S. It was
>  

This is one of the facts of life that will probably never change.  The piano 
technician is almost never mentioned in a live music program or in the liner 
notes of any recording or film.  Sometimes the kind of piano is listed but 
rarely, almost never, is the piano technician.  I don't see this changing and 
for that reason, I don't see any information about *how* the piano is tuned 
as being something that would ever even be thought of as appropriate 
information to make public.

I'm glad you found an exception to this and fortunately, I was able to cause 
one too which will be available very soon.  A new Jazz CD will be coming out 
by the end of the month.  There are 2 pianos,  a Yamaha and Kawai, both 
grands.  The artist has been a customer of mine since 1978, 24 years.  He 
owns a Steinway A.  He knows about and believes in what I do, so he agreed to 
put the following in the credits:
"Piano Technician: Bill Bremmer RPT    Tuning: EBVT"

I have my copy on order and will receive it by The 30th or 31st.  I'll listen 
to it, review it and post the ordering information both here and on my 
website for those who would like to hear what a piano in my idea of what 
makes a better set of compromises than current standard practice, sounds like.

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin
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