Just finished reading ""The Piano Tuner" by Daniel Mason. About a piano tuner who is commissioned to go to Burma to tune an Erard piano in the 1870's. Interesting read, but not much piano knowledge there. Credit is given at the end of the book to William Braid White's Piano Tuning and Allied Arts for technical info. Don't want to spoil it for anyone, but watch out for the surprise ending. Chris Gregg. At 01:32 AM 1/2/2003 -0700, you wrote: >You guys are nuts, IMHO, and with all due respect; great little book, >great read, good writing, and a window into a passion for pianos for >people who don't understand our passion for pianos. I'm a voracious >reader, and a harsh critic, so if I liked it it's worth liking ><g>......so there......David A. > > > >I find it hard to believe that many techs oohed and awed at that > >book. Definitely for the piano players or would be piano > >players...romanticized, etc. > > > >David I. > > > >On 1 Jan 2003 at 10:50, Joseph Garrett wrote: > > > >> Many Techs have oohed and awed at this book. Myself, I think it is > >> tripe!!! Poorly written, No REAL plot and in general a real hummer. > >> Just my basic review. A better book is: "Body & Soul", by Frank > >> Conroy. Something with Pianos, Plot and VERY GOOD research, on the > >> part of the Author. I only found two piano faux pas in the whole book! > >> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > >> > >> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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