Well...........my 2c I do not play great piano. I have a few things I play at the end of my work, but......... I have found..........if you ask questions.......listen............feel the piano in the area of concern.............ask more questions.........watch the action............a person that has minimal playing ability can do a fine job of regulation and tuning. It has been my experience from a Juliard trained pianist, after listening to a concern on dampers and control.........I could understand the issue and fix it for him. Can I play the piano like him.................NO WAY. Can I play well.........not really. Can I understand issues with a piano...........I believe I can. We discussed the issue........I understood the concern..........I found the problem and fixed it. I told him....I believe I have fixed your problem.............please play it and tell me if you feel the same way. He played it ..........and played it...........and played it.............and smiled......................yes I believe it feels good. Yes...........I believe you can work on pianos without the ability to play one at a high level. The ability to understand mechanical devices, and hear musical tone does not necessarily correlate to a need of playing ability. I DO agree that the ability to play at that level would be a benefit.............but it is not necessarily a liability for those who cannot. 2c worth is not much...........but it's all I got :) > [Original Message] > From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 6/3/2007 4:23:31 PM > Subject: Re: Do you play piano? > > > Ron, he had just tuned the piano, that was him trying it out for the > > customer! > > > > But seriously, isn't that wonderful? My eyes filled up at the second > > playing. > > > I once had a girl about that age watch me tune her piano. She > sat through the whole tuning without a twitch or fidget, > watching intently. When I finished, I said "There, ready for > Chopin". She said "We'll see', grabbed her music, and shoo'd > me off of the bench before I could even get the piano back > together. After listening for a couple of minutes, I said > "That's it!", she looked over at me, and I said "I'm staying > here all day for more of this". She grinned and kept playing. > > I love it when someone can do something wonderful, especially > with something I did. > > Ron N >
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