Historical Pianos

[Farrell]

I'll assume by "at odds with some on this list" referrs to those that replace parts and perhaps make some modifications?

I read his statement and did not find anything at odds there. He is trying to restore pianos. Folks who replace and or redesign pianos are not trying to restore an instrument, they are creating a new one from an old carcass. IMHO there is quite a difference between restoring a piano and rebuilding or remanufacturing a piano.

If you are trying to know/experience/whatever the piano as it was originally created - restore it. If you have an idea of what a performance piano should be and can't find one at your local dealer, then remanufacture one.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Historical Pianos


> >For Historical piano buffs...
> >
> >http://www.hecherpiano.com/start_e.html
> >
> >Nice :)
> >--
> >Richard Brekne
> 
> Thanks Ric.  A nice site indeed.  The man has some interesting things to say.  Also apparently he's quite a good pianist.  I might have to look for one of his CDs.
> 
> Here's one quote from the site which might be of interest:
> 
> "The variety of different pianos, which could still be found around 1900, was displaced by a boring uniformity. The modern piano is the result of a development, which increased in the USA in late 19th century and which swapped over the whole piano-building and -playing world. So it happens that almost all modern pianos sound more or the less similar, because they are built following the same principal rules of construction. One may 
> object to this opinion that the modern piano is the last step of a 
> "darwinistic" process. At the moment we can watch industrial 
> massproduction, in which cultural dullness and global greed are mirrored."
> 
> I also found his views on restoration interesting.  At odds with some on this list.
> 
> Phil F
> 
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