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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>
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<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></BODY></HTML>