Glenn Gould, was Piano Bench Height

[David Andersen]

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> Seems like I saw a piece about him on TV and he also liked to play withou=
t the
> fallboard in place so his fingers would not hit it when playing..
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> Ted Sambell, Glenn=B9s long-time tech, told me that his theory is that Glen=
n sat
> so low, and one time he tried the piano before Ted put the fallboard back=
; his
> ears were at the level of the fallboard, and the nearness of the sound he
> heard with it gone was good for him.
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> BTW, talking with Ted, eating lunch with him, was one of the highlights, =
for
> me, of being at the Sacramento conference.  What an incredible artisan, a=
nd a
> sweet, sweet human being. Inspiring.
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> David Andersen



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