Piano Horror ...

[Simon Bedak]

Avery & Alan, 

I do believe it was Sir Thomas Beecham who said that


Simon Bedak
Sydney, Australia



-----Original Message-----
From: Avery Todd [mailto:avery@ev1.net] 
Sent: Friday, 25 July 2003 1:26 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Piano Horror ...

Alan,

Another way I've heard it described is "two skeletons copulating on a
tin 
roof!"

Sorry, I can't remember who said that but it was a well-known British 
composer/conductor.

Avery

>By the way, Keith wrote: "The harpsichord is a very light and delicate 
>thing." One of my music profs (Dr. Joe Pivall, So. Ill. Univ. at 
>Edwardsville, outstanding cellist and all around nice guy) publically 
>described the sound of the harpsichord thusly: "Marbles dropping
through 
>bedsprings."
>
>Alan R. Barnard
>Salem, MO

_______________________________________________
pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives