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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto-</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some non-destructive options- light =
steaming with a
damp cloth; ironing with a hammer iron; dropping a few index cards =
between the
left side of the action and the key frame stop block. All =
presented with
gracious concern, and a request "Please try this for a few days and let =
me know
how it works for you."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=okeyes@uidaho.edu href="mailto:okeyes@uidaho.edu">Otto =
Keyes</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 17, =
2003 3:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> performance piano - =
student
psychopathology 101</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just thought I'd throw something out =
for your
thoughts & comments. The following has not been a huge =
issue,
but I'd like to educate the crew here to avoid recycling =
history. Just
wondered how many of you have come accross the same type of issue, =
& how
you handle it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many of the pianos here have been =
over-voiced,
causing them to split after awhile. This seems to have come =
about
because the players perceive the pianos to have changed =
over-night. One
student in a studio class will have a poor performance (for whatever =
reason),
& this seems to be infectious, so everyone gets a hair up his/her =
nose
that "the piano is too bright, dull, doesn't _____" (you fill in the
blank). However, the day before, the instrument in question was
wonderful, blah, blah, blah...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been attempting to educate the =
faculty
& the students that perceptions change like (& sometimes with) =
the
weather, and my goal is to keep the instruments as consistent as =
possible so
as to avoid having to hang yet another set of hammers =
prematurely.
It is sometimes difficult to inform them in a tactful manner that =
perhaps this
is a problem of perception, especially the gale force of opinion is =
blowing
unchecked in the opposite direction. One of the problems of =
democracy, I
guess, but that is another discussion altogether. =
:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, just thought I'd throw that =
out for your
comments.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, this summer I =
restrung the
treble, shaped the capo bar & hammers, etc., of several =
G-2s
(& others) which were breaking an inordinate number of =
strings.
Should take care of the problem, but we'll see as we get into the =
heavy
practice season for recitals, etc. They sure tune cleaner
now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>