Touch design for concert pianists

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,John!  From what I remeber from my Konservatory days in ex-Soviet  
Union:Pianos were in poor shape,poorly repaired with no parts  
available,maintained by poorly trained-mostly,self-taught  
technicians...Most of Russian-made pianos suffered from a lot of  
friction,incorrect pinning,tuning instability,etc....But...Pianists  
still managed to make MUSIC...Most of my well trained Russian clients  
switched to good quality USA and Japanese pianos and are very happy  
with choices they had made...None of them drive Russian-made cars  
here,either.......hope,it helps.......isaac......
On Aug 7, 2008, at 4:29 AM, John Ross wrote:

> Is the 'guy' actually Russian trained?
> I had a customer who was Russian trained, and she thought 'all' the  
> pianos were too light.
> I never actually checked any of them, since the actual customer was  
> not interested in changing things.
> I got the feeling that it was because 'all' the Russian pianos she  
> had trained on, had a heavy touch.
> Doesn't help solve your problem, but might be the reason for the why.
> Possibly Isaac would know if the heavy weight was the norm, in Russia?
>
>
>
> John M.Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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> Subject: Touch design for concert pianists
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>> My client is a young girl with small hands (gifted, for sure), and  
>> the guy
>> who told her her piano is too light is more the Russian kind of KGB  
>> security
>> agent pianist.  I fear for tendinitis behind the corner.
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