<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] William Wolfram</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> On 3/8/05 8:58 AM, "Wimblees@aol.com" <Wi= mblees@aol.com> wrote: (quoting the critic: <BLOCKQUOTE>Though this instrument= has not been played much, something is clearly amiss with the evenness, or = lack of evenness in the sound it gives out. It's murky in the lower notes, r= ather soft in the middle range and downright brittle in the higher notes. Th= is is a potential disaster for the Beethoven's C Major, in which the pianos'= most dramatic touches arise from its' scales arpeggios and ornaments - mome= nts of maximum exposure. </BLOCKQUOTE> Interesting quote. He is actually describing a fortepiano of hysterical (So= lliday’s word) accuracy. Very appropriate for Beethoven. The modern ev= enness is absolutely contrary to what Beethoven had in mind and ear. The cri= tic doesn’t know what he’s talking about (tongue firmly in cheek= ). Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico </BODY> </HTML>