Rebuilding for Performance or Show?

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 07:48:54 -0400


Absolutely. I guess I did not state it, but I was confining my comments to the "modern piano" - you know, the one that was perfected in 1882.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: RE: Rebuilding for Performance or Show? changes - Isaac OLEG's list


> Isaac,
> Most of your list makes just fine sense to me. However, when Restoring an
> "ancient instrument", the one thing that should absolutely be duplicated is
> the type of dampers and it's system. Dampers is the one thing that should be
> kept as it was, IMHO. This is one of the prime factors in attaining the
> "sound" of the period of the piano!
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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