This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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.. Many organists like to hum what they are playing as it helps = them ignore the delay in sound when playing a pipe organ with the = chambers somewhat distant. =20 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: Terry=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:28 AM Subject: Re: Piano Bench Height Indeed. You can hear his humming on some of his recordings. My wife = says that he also played sometimes with his legs crossed. Terry Farrell Didn't Glen play with his one leg crossed over the other? He would = have to have the bench low to do that. Seems like he was a hummer too. Jim James Grebe =20 Power! As others have said. I have some artist benches here that = I have modified with 2" blocks of wood to raise them even higher than = they normally go, and 2 for which I bought Jansen's 2" longer legs. I = you are sitting back far enough even a person with long legs can get = them under the keyboard because of the angle. Personally I always want = my elbows to be higher than the keyboard. My question has always been = how on earth did Glen Gould play sitting so low? =20 dave =20 David M. Porritt ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c8/d2/55/35/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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