Fortepiano purchase

[Charles K. Ball]

Dear Bill,

When we purchased our fortepiano a few years ago we had assistance from
noted performer and teacher, Malcolm Bilson, who is on faculty at Cornell.
We acquired a truly superior instrument at an excellent price.

I could help you contact him if you are interested.

Regards,

Charles

>List,
>
>Hot on the heels of the talk about not discussing buying pianos (I have been
>leaning against discussing this in the list) -
>
> I have to submit a report for one university which includes a fortepiano
>purchase recommendation  - or at least a discussion about available
>fortepianos.  I have not had near the contact with the fortepiano as many of
>you have had (I have passed from the "I can't stand them" phase to the "These
>things are fantastic, I don't know what I could have been thinking (but I hate
>tuning them)" phase;  some of you are past that to the "Let someone else worry
>about fortepianos" phase, but I hope that some of you experienced fortepiano
>techs or builders have some knowledge to share regarding the current
>fortepiano situation which might help in my report.   Thanks!
>
>Bill Shull
>U of Redlands, La Sierra U
>Loma Linda, CA


Charles K. Ball, RPT
School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
512-467-1535
mailto:ckball@mail.utexas.edu