Cal State Conv-Dale Erwins 'D'

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Hi Dale. 

Blush, blush! :-) 

Avery 

----- Original Message -----
From: Fenton Murray <fmurray@cruzio.com>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:39 am
Subject: Cal State Conv-Dale Erwins 'D'

> The concert Saturday afternoon at the Cal State Conference was 
> like nothing
> I can remember. Maybe I need to get out more. Richard Glazier 
> playing a '28
> S&S D restored by Dale Erwin with a new board. Just the piano and 
> artist, no
> amplification, no other instruments or vocals. The piano filled the
> auditorium  beautifully as it was designed to do. I think I had 
> forgottenthe power that a piano can have. I'm so proud to know 
> Dale and to be able to
> call myself his student.
> 
> I played the piano before the concert, I've also played it at 
> Dale's shop.
> All different rooms, each giving the piano a different sound. The 
> piano is a
> joy to play, so easy. In the auditorium 30 feet out it was a 
> completelydifferent instrument again, sounding as it should, in 
> it's role of filling
> an auditorium. The bass had a beautiful growl to it and all 
> registers were
> well balanced. The killer octave sounded like I think it should. 
> Voicing was right down the middle. 
> 
> More important the artist was able to completely meld with
> the piano. No action saturation, no distortion, absolute power, 
> striking the
> keys from 3 feet above them,  down to beautiful melodic passages 
> that went
> straight to the back of the hall. My only complaint was that it 
> was on those
> leg dollies which made the pedals to high. Not that my back was up to
> replacing casters.
> 
> Hat's off to you, Dale. Your 'D' was the star of the show.
> 
> On another note it was great to see Fern Henry at the Spurlock 
> booth. I
> bought her book and can not put it down!
> 
> Fenton Murray, RPT
>