[CAUT] Fwd: [Experts] Glenn Gould pino adjustment

[Ted Sambell]

He liked minimal let-off and drop, and a keydip of 5/16". He would have 
preferred no aftertouch. The hammer blow was very short and the dampers 
barely lifted. There is no reason this could not be done on an upright. The 
hammer rest rail would need to be raised to shorten the blow distance, and 
the capstans turned up accordingly.

Ted Sambell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marcel carey" <mcpiano at videotron.ca>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Fwd: [Experts] Glenn Gould pino adjustment


> Mike,
>
> I was told that Mr Gould liked as little as possible letoff. And I've been 
> told that he even liked it when the letoff was non-existant. But the 
> person to ask would be Ted Sambell.
>
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
>
> Willem Blees a écrit :
>> Can any of you answer this guy? (From "Ask the experts").
>> Wim
>>
>>
>> ----- Forwarded message from Mike Conner <Mike090280 at aol.com> -----
>>     Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:33:38 -0600 (MDT)
>>     From: Mike Conner <Mike090280 at aol.com>
>> Reply-To: Mike090280 at aol.com, experts at ptg.org
>>  Subject: [Experts] Glenn Gould pino adjustment
>>       To: experts at ptg.org
>>
>> I have read that Glenn Gould had a very specific way of adjusting his 
>> pianos. I play alot of the same music as he, and was wondering if you 
>> could give me as much information of his set up as you can. I only have 
>> an upright so I probably will not be able to get it the same, but I would 
>> like to try.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Mike Conner
>>
>> ----- End forwarded message -----
>>
>>
>> Willem Blees, RPT
>> Piano Tuner/Technician
>> School of Music
>> University of Alabama
>> Tuscaloosa, AL USA
>> 205-348-1469
>>
>>
>>
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