[CAUT] Fortepiano for University

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Ed!

We have a Walter copy made by Philip Belt which is supposed to be 
something similar to the forte from Beethoven or Mozart's time.  Malcolm 
Bilson at Cornell can give you much more information than I know.  He was 
here about 2 years ago and gave me many free "lessons" on our instrument 
and taught me how to move it myself with very little effort.  He might be 
a good source of what's out there these days. 

It's a very nice forte and sounds great after Malcolm and I tweeked it a 
bit.  Robert Murphy at Oberlin also knows this instrument you may also 
want to contact. He's up on old stuffs as well :>)

Stays in tune about like a harpsichord, but is much sturdier and strings 
rarely break.

Hope this helps a bit.

Paul T. Williams RPT
Piano Technician
School of Music
5 Westbrook Bldg.
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0100
pwilliams4 at unl.edu




From:
Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
To:
caut at ptg.org
Date:
08/27/2010 12:02 PM
Subject:
[CAUT] Fortepiano for University



Greetings, 
     The school is considering acquiring a new fortepiano or a pianoforte. 
 The first question is which era, as they are not homogenized like pianos. 
 Another question is style of action, and yet another question is 
durability, I don't want to get a prima donna instrument that gets weird 
every time it is moved. 
   I also don't want to re-invent the wheel, so was hoping that other 
Cauts that  deal with the 18th century in an academic environment would 
offer a suggestion or two. 
Thanks,

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html

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