1865 Style 2 S&S

[Gevaert Pierre]

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Hi St=E9phane,

Man , I like that!!!
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From: "St=E9phane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: 1865 Style 2 S&S


> I must second you in this, Ric.
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> But when you say "On the other hand, some might think that what it =
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> value as a piano, it gains in value as an antique.... ", I definately=20
> couldn't help saying that an antique instrument, well restored, can be =
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> good piano (I mean a good medium for an artist to output his poetry).
> I hear you all thinking "oh my ! here he comes again !"
> Just wanted to remind (sure, everyone knows that) that all the nice =
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> durable music for piano written before the late Franz Liszt was =
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> such instruments here called antiques.  I just can't believe that such =
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> great piano genius (I mean someone who proved to understand soo deeply =
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> to make a good vibration out of it) as Chopin was, would have been =
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> with a poor instrument (or even could have developped his exceptional=20
> ability without it).  And when I hear a good 1840 Pleyel nicely and=20
> respectfully restored, I get confirmation that Chopin was not dumb.
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> sustain, etc. are not the only criteria for judging the quality of an=20
> instrument (to me at least, but who am I ?).  They are just the =
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> the standard instrument that we know.
> Bloody standardization !  Never will I exchange a well maturated and=20
> appropriatedly selected bordeaux wine for a coke.
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> When I hear about redesigning a 1865 Steinway, I get the same feeling =
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> some promoter would upgrade a cathedral into a disco, replacing the =
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> glass by double glazing (for heating efficiency purposes).  Still =
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> in my country.  For how long ?
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> St=E9phane Collin.
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> From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: 1865 Style 2 S&S
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> > On the other hand, some might think that what it looses in value as =
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> > piano, it gains in value as an antique.... Then there is the =
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> > instrument market, and as far as I can see, that is just going to =
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> > bigger and bigger as we get closer to Galapagos.
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> > just a thought
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> > RicB
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