Don Mannino wrote: ---- snip ---- But then, some pianists just have a talent for breaking strings, and those who become teachers tend to teach their students to break strings as well. I worked for many years with a pianist who did break strings frequently and his students did also. He said: "Your piano means nothing if your forte isn't forte". Playing that way gives a wider dynamic and color range and he has had an international career for many decades. He never expressed it exactly this way, but I got the idea that it was his job to get good concert reviews and my job to repair the damage. We got along very well for 2 decades. dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110224/e2350985/attachment.htm>
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