This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Well, Dale, if I can encourage you more...... During my tenure (five and a half years, 1990-1995) at the university, = there was only one visiting pianist that didn't like the "sound." She = was a graduate student from a school with a granite tradition. = Otherwise, the faculty was happy and all the visiting artists were = pleased. The piano faculty were always sure to tell me the reactions of = the visiting pianists--which certainly encouraged me! It was nice to = work with a supportive group like that. The recital hall turned out to be *the* place to record for the = community. I have one CD of a truly dynamic pianist that I'm mostly = pleased with--except the killer region leaves a little to be desired = (darn) and I hear a few other things I wish I could back and change. It = was recorded after my first year there (1991) and still in the thick of = learning what to do with a Steinway. Wow, if only I knew then what I = know now! Anybody have a time machine? I started thinking this morning about my foundation for voicing. I = guess we can cross out my family's Winter spinet. :-) The summer I = turned 15, my uncle shipped a J&C Fischer 5' 8" grand my way. I can't = remember what year it was made--I think sometime during the depression. = The transition was tough from tinkly spinet to grand with a fairly = mellow voice (and probably crumbling action brackets). I built muscle = for sure, and also discovered the joy of much wider range of dynamics. = When I went to college, I naturally gravitated toward the less bright = instruments. I could practice longer without feeling shell shocked. I = don't know, was it because I was also a bassoonist in the orchestra and = not a trumpet player in the jazz band? Was it my piano professor = pressing me to be as musical as possible? Whatever! Press on! Barbara =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Modern Tone=20 In a message dated 3/4/2005 8:18:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, = piano57@flash.net writes: Barb Oh yeah, big time. I thought I was the only one hearing this stuff = or being accused of being too picky. No More. Dale My encouraging you??!!!! Well, it *is* nice to find partners in = crime........ ;-) Barbara ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c4/eb/e7/a8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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