I imagine it's a Hamburg...I recently found a client an A totally rebuilt at NY and it was gorgeous... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Avery Todd" <ptuner1 at gmail.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 5/18/2008 11:37:12 AM Subject: Re: Hewitt, Bach, Glasgow, Fazioli >Well, I really doubt it's New York! LOL Did I actually say that! >Avery >On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Allen Wright <akwright at btopenworld.com> >wrote: >> David, >> By "superbly reconditioned by Steinway about 27 years ago" do you mean >> Steinway London, or someone associated with Steinway in Glasgow? Just >> curious... >> >> Allen Wright >> >> >> >> On May 18, 2008, at 2:06 PM, David Boyce wrote: >> >> OK, so, last night I went to hear Angela Hewitt playing Book 1 of Bach's >> Well-tempered Klavier at City Halls, Glasgow. >> >> I've been to lots of recitals over the years. This was just about the >> most joyous, moving and uplifting ever. Ms Hewitt's preludes and fugues >> were profound, spiritual, considered, moving, never mechanical, never >> affected. >> >> As I hoped, she played a Fazioli (her own?) and though I have played >> them, and have CDs of them, this was the first time I have heard one live in >> recital. I had a good seat, about twelve feet away from the piano. City >> Halls Glasgow has a legendary acoustic. It was completely refurbished a >> couple of years ago. >> >> The tuner came on it the interval to tweak. I didn't speak to him as there >> was quite a bit of interest in the Fazioli and a good few people went up to >> the stage - some on to it - to look at the piano and chat to the tuner. (the >> stage is fairly low). >> >> Ms Hewitt used all three pedals. The piano sound was superb. I've >> sometimes felt that Faziolis in recordings I've heard sound rather cold >> somehow. So it was interesting to listen in live recital. Having played a >> few of them myself I know that they feel fantastically even and the tone >> quality is equally fantastically even and well-balanced. In recital it >> was a delight to listen to. >> >> Only the fact that I have another appointment prevents me from going back >> on Monday to hear Book 2. If you're in the UK, go! >> >> Yesterday afternoon I tuned the beautiful Steinway B in the local theatre, >> for performance of Scots light baritone Peter Morrison (his mother taught >> beside my late Aunt). The Steinway there is from the 1880s but was superbly >> reconditioned by Steinway about 27 years ago, and it's wonderful. A >> friend who went to the concert last night told me this morning that Peter >> Morrison commented favourably on the wonderful piano......it's all in the >> tuning, of course! >> >> Best regards, >> >> David. >> >> >> Allen Wright >> London, UK >> >> http://www.broadjam.com/akwright >> >> >> >> >>
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