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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I refuse to hit an older more =
historical fellow.
C</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dmckech@ithaca.edu href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">Don =
McKechnie</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 15, =
2005 2:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Steinway =
Style II
Grand</DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-text-html lang=x-western>Wouldn't it be great to =
see Chris
argue his point with Malcolm Bilson. Might turn into a slug fest! :-) =
Having
lived here in Ithaca (the land of historical performance practice) for =
some
time, I find listening to music performed on historical instruments
interesting at least for an academic standpoint. And, occasionally it =
is a
great musical experience. Cornell has a couple of pianos from the mid =
1800's
that sound very good and when played by a skilled pianist, can be very =
rewarding to hear. Just my humble opinion.<BR><BR>Don<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I may as well take this =
opportunity to
come out of the closet and reveal my bias, actually a pet =
peave, just
to be fair. In case anyone wasn't catching the drift, I have =
almost no
use for historical instruments. I can't imagine any musician of the =
day, say
Franz Liszt, looking for "the good old piano." Most =
often professional
pianists, unless they are looking for novelty, or are overcome with =
this
absurd nostalgia for "original instruments," look for the best new =
piano
they can find. 'Cause the design is up to date and the parts =
are new
and it plays like they expect. Everything else is ANOMALY. And =
unless
your customer is of that ilk I'd stick to I-95. (I do make one =
notable
exception and that is reproductions. They make for wonderful =
"Historical"
concerts although I do think the whole concept is a bit
hysterical). Of course Stephen, be attentive to what Bill =
Shull
and others are warning of cause this isn't I-95, but get as =
close as
you can and a "NORMAL" customer will be happy. And BTW, sorry =
Bill,
we're full at MARC and printed for this year, but I have =
forwarded your
shameless self invitation to Steve and Paul and will put in a good =
word for
you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best to All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Chris
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