The Piano Tuner - by Daniel Mason

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In a message dated 10/15/03 7:33:21 AM, michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:


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> Hello all
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>  I have just finished reading this book (see<A HREF=3D"http://www.picador.=
com"> www.picador.com</A>) . Set in Burma=20
> around the 1870s about the Anglo/Burmese wars and the Shan Uprising. Also=20
> about an Erard Grand and one Edgar Drake, piano tuner extraordinaire. When=
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> got to the end in the acknowledgements I found: "Two piano tuners helped t=
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> train Edgar Drake: David Skolnik and Ben Treuhaft. Since Edgar Drake is a=20
> fictitious character does the same apply to David and Ben?=A0 I wonder!=
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> though, and worth reading.
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>  Michael G (UK
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You should try "Piano shop on the Left Bank" in which the piano shop owner i=
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a wizard of piano tone judge and the tuner is a hopeless drunk. Another=20
example of making the art of piano building a mysterious arcane ritual acces=
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to only a few, as if harry Potter were the only one to build a good piano.
Glenn C.

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