Franz Mohrs Credibility, was ETDS

[Farrell]

Yes, I know well Mr. Mohr's relationship with Horowitz. Did I discount the fellow? I most certainly did not intend to. I simply pointed out that he appeared a little behind the times regarding current electronic equipment available for the trade. This seemed rather obvious to me.

I can easily understand one's preference to not use an ETD. "The purist" - cool deal. And one might even go a step further to argue that aural-only tuning is better. But to suggest that fine tunings cannot be had from a skilled piano technician using an ETD......well, I'll skip the colorful adjectives........ is quite simply incorrect.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 2:20 PM
Subject: Franz Mohrs Credibility, was ETDS


> Farrell wrote:
> 
> > Franz Mohr on ETDs.
> >
> > Question from the piano-consumer audience: "My piano technician uses an electric box while tuning my piano. Is this good?"
> >
> > Franz Mohr's response: "Throw the bum out. Thrrrrroooowww him out!" (Statement made with lots of sweeping hand/arm/body motions.)
> >
> > Any further questions?
> 
> Fact, Franz Mohr was Vladimir Horowitz's personal piano technician for 40 years. Flew all over the world with him on concerts. And Horowitz wasnt his only such client. Regardless of what you might want to read into his lack of respect for ETD's (which I might add is following the Steinway line), you do not
> discount a fellow who has this kind of experience with this kind of customer for so many years. Not unless you are very foolish.
> 
> Now that doesnt mean you swallow every word he says as Big "G's" holy gospel either... that would be going from one extreme to the other. :)
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> >
> >
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
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