[CAUT] tone color

[Ed Sutton]

Horace-

I was, indeed, talking about the pianists!

Ed


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley at sonic.net>
To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] tone color


>
> 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
>