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<DIV>In a message dated 3/1/2005 6:33:53 A.M. Central Standard Time,
dporritt@mail.smu.edu writes:</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Well, I’m not talking about leaving slop=
py thirds,
just that if a piano requires a compromise in certain areas of the scale a=
nd
the choice is between nicely progressing thirds OR good octaves, Iâ€=
™ll always
sacrifice the thirds for the octaves. Generally, pianists who can te=
ll a
flawed thirds progression have pianos that don’t require that kind=
of
compromise.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>Point well taken.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wim</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>