<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: = break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space;-khtml-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> Jeff,   Go to your school’s music = library and see if they have a copy of “The Well-Prepared Piano” by = Richard Bunger. I think it explains all the “nuts and bolts” of = preparing pianos for these pieces. I haven’t yet gotten to see a copy = because it’s out of print and the copy at CCM is out on “permanent loan” = ie.- stolen.   Eric   <div> Eric Wolfley, RPT Supervising Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati </div>   -----Original = Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Jeff Tanner Sent: Wednesday, October = 05, 2005 1:36 PM To: College and = University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] John = Cage, "The Earth Shall Bear Again"     <div> <div> On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Otto Keyes = wrote: </div> My vote is to let the earth bear it....again.....give the = rest of us a break outside the cage...   Otto   </div>   <div> Well, I would vote with you, but it is = beginning to look like my preferences and suggestions that prepared piano accelerates = piano wear are being totally ignored.   </div> <div>   </div> <div> "I just want to do something different"  </div> <div>   </div> <div> "but it sounds so = cool" </div> <div>   </div> <div> Yeah, some people probably think the sound of = an airliner colliding with a tall building sounds cool and different = too. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Anyhow, I agreed to help her with the = preparation.  This piece didn't look too involved as long as she lets me = help.  Rather do it that way than find a bunch of maimed damper felt and broken strings.  The problem is going to become that she will want to rehearse it on a prepared practice room piano from now till = March.   </div> <div>   </div> <div> Question is this:  the instructions give = exact distance from the damper to place the screws, bolts, etc.  How much = does piano make and model affect what Cage was after?  (I mean, really, = was there really a method to his madness? or was this guy just really doing = some serious d-basing?)  When he says "bamboo", is it a "slice" of large bamboo or a "tube" of smaller = diameter bamboo (like what he was using to snort coke? maybe a doobie = holder?)?  green or dried?  and what is usually used for the = "plastic" weaved around the low A, Bb, and B?  Drink straw maybe? (see = snort) </div> <div>   </div> <div> No. I'm sorry. I just can't take this music = form seriously.  But some people want to give it = merit. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Jeff </div> </div> </body> </html>