[CAUT] tone color

[Horace Greeley]

Hi, Ed,

At 12:42 PM 2/24/2011, you wrote:
>And in so far as it's a race of thoroughbreds, running to avoid the 
>glue factory, loud and fast is the first requirement, isn't it?

Welll...of course, it is...OH...WAIT!!!....you were talking about the 
_pianos_....I thought you meant the pianists that were headed to the 
glue factory....

Cheeers!

Horace



>Ed S.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mckeever, James I" <mckeever at uwp.edu>
>To: <caut at ptg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] tone color
>
>
>A former faculty member picked our 1972 D from the NY showroom.  Of 
>course it was dressed in its Sunday clothes, but turned out to be a 
>total lemon.
>
>For a pianist, this has been a very fascinating and informative 
>discussion. Nine concert pianos to choose from?  Quite 
>amazing!  When I was having my very modest concert career I usually 
>had no choice and had to deal with whatever I was given.
>
>As someone who is about to choose pianos for our new facility, I 
>would like to know what the nine pianos are (sorry, I don't remember 
>the school) and how often each is chosen.  (But please don't respond 
>it that take too much time to do!)
>
>The members of this list have very experienced, trained, 
>discriminating ears.  I wonder what percentage of the audience 
>responds to anything other than loud and fast?  Perhaps cynical, but 
>with some truth I think.
>
>Respectfully,
>
>Jim McKeever
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf 
>Of Mr. Mac's
>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:02 PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] tone color
>
>
>On Feb 24, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Fred Sturm wrote:
>
>>... I'll close by saying I am 100% for pushing the envelope, experimentation,
>>open minds and ears. From a practical perspective, though, every day
>
>>I have to please a large number of pianists.
>
>Fred, Others,
>
>What I have discovered in the relatively small university I service
>   as compared to some of you is this.
>
>When the most recent new D that was purchased about 10 years ago, it was done
>   by the respected Chair of the Piano Department in New York.
>
>That, in and of itself, served to be the acceptable criteria
>   for an instrument to all of the present and newly acquired faculty since.
>
>Who, in reality, is going to criticize an already done deal,
>   and especially by someone who is truly respected and appreciated 
> for their service
>   to the university and community at large for decades?
>
>I am a lucky soul not to be bothered by fussy stuff.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Keith McGavern