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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Extremely well put! Thank you
Charles!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Charles K. Ball<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:24
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College
and University Technicians</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] Agraffes and
dampers</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>There is an excellent text called<u> The Well-Prepared Piano</u>, by
Richard Bunger (The Colorado College Music Press, 1973), which offers many
helpful instructions for performers. Actually, it is the player who often
needs the most "preparation".<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>After a couple of generations of so-called "Extended
Techniques", I have concluded that these practices are here to stay.
At one time I took a prophylactic and obstructive approach to this type of
music making. It didn't seem to help much. I also denigrated this
type of music making, which also seemed to be counter-productive. The
students and faculty simply ignored and circumvented the piano
technicians. Several years ago I decided to take a different approach,
and give training and support to the students and faculty. I have been
invited to speak to our composer's forum, and have frequently worked with
individual students who had to do preparation for their recitals. I would
now estimate that 80% or 90% of those who need to perform these practices come
to me first for guidance, and sometimes for mutes and screws and bolts.
At UT we do not have dedicated instruments for extended techniques, and
cosmetic or other damages are rare indeed. In general, I would have to
say that the University Technician will have a happier career if they love
music, are dedicated to musical education, and cultivate a collaborative, rather
than an adversarial, relationship with the faculty and students. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It is not appropriate for us to<i><span style='font-style:italic'>
officially</span></i> pass judgment about the value of different kinds of music
making and performance. It is our job to support performance and
instruction and to repair the damage--and to point out any unfortunate
consequences, preferably in advance. Even traditional performance
practices take a toll on instruments, and it is very difficult to keep
institutional instruments in pristine condition at all times. It is
frustrating when damage does occur, and I have produced more than my share of
tantrums and angry memos over the past 40 years, but we do have to remind
ourselves that institutional pianos are somewhat like a NY taxicab, compared to
a home piano, and have a limited life span.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Charles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I'm sorry. I must disagree to some point.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Performers seem to be of the opinion that the composers of this music
are more the authority of piano design than are manufacturers and technicians.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fuddy-duddie or not, there must be some education that much of this
stuff is quite damaging to the piano. Some of it doesn't even make sense - like
using a wedge mute for single unisons -- even the largest ones just fall
through to the soundboard. I don't care how much some of you respect some of
the composers or how "cool" some of that music sounds, it is my
opinion that those who compose this type of stuff are guilty of negligent
vandalism, if there is such a thing. When some music departments require some
form of this stuff for composition students to graduate, so that framming on a
$100,000 piano with a beer can is all one can come up with to meet the
requirement, there are serious problems with this form of composition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On May 15, 2007, at 11:55 AM, <a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi List,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>David has made a crucial point about how we are perceived within the
environment in which we work, and how that impacts how respected we are (or are
not). Taking an, "Ours not to reason why; ours but to do or die"
attitude (at least publicly), helps keep us from eroding our own credibility.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Alan Eder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>P. S. David, thanks for the endorsement of our video. It IS in the
libraries of many schools of music across the land and, apparently, has helped
facilitate the dialogue that must take place between pianists and technicians
about specific pieces and techniques. You check is in the mail!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>From: <a href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To: <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sent: Tue, 15 May 2007 8:36 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Agraffes and dampers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Paul:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Get Alan Eder's video of how to prepare a piano. It's good,
comprehensive and should be in every university's library. We have a resident
ensemble that only does contemporary music and naturally they prepare pianos a
lot. I've never had any real damage in the 21 years I've been here. This can be
done carefully, without damage and expands the range of piano music. When we
disparage this it makes us sound like fuddy-duddies who are out of touch with
life in the 21st century.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<st1:State w:st="on">SC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">29208</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>(803) 777-4392<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'></x-sigsep>Charles Ball, RPT<br>
Head Piano Technician<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><br>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName>
at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Austin</st1:place></st1:City><br>
512-471-0763<br>
mailto:ckball@mail.utexas.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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