This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Glenn Gould, was Piano Bench HeightI have heard that about Ted before. Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing = instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Andersen=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:58 PM Subject: Glenn Gould, was Piano Bench Height Seems like I saw a piece about him on TV and he also liked to play = without the fallboard in place so his fingers would not hit it when = playing.. Ted Sambell, Glenn's long-time tech, told me that his theory is that = Glenn 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. 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, and a sweet, sweet human being. Inspiring. David Andersen ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b6/75/ed/75/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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