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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I'm glad you're running this! =
There's an
enormous amount of basic info that it seems most pianists have no idea
about.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Escapement and aftertouch: the =
pressure
varies throughout the keystroke. This helps fine =
control.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Grands repeat better than =
uprights: you
only need to release a grand key halfway to repeat; all the way for
uprights.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* What the pedals do; how the =
middle pedal
function varies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* A piano is not a box; the =
soundboard is
exposed, thus it's like a fine violin without a case (would you leave a =
$20,000
violin in an unheated garage?).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* As much total string tension as =
10 midsize
cars weigh (20,000 pounds). As many strings as 40 =
guitars.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* C8 is 2" long. If C1 were =
the same
gauge, it would be 20 feet long (or more). Therefore bigger is
better. String scales are different between pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Like cars and boats, smaller =
pianos are
cheaper, have fewer features, use poorer materials. An extra 4" or =
6" can
make a big difference overall.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Pianos have wear. Describe =
the
typical service needed the first year, years 2-5, 5-10, =
10+.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Most pianos have no "antique" =
value, even
if (maybe especially even if!) 100 years or more =
old. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">* Pianos sound and play very =
differently,
even different pianos of the same model.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><A
href="http://www.shusterpiano.com">www.shusterpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Wimblees@aol.com =
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A>
</DIV>
<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> Wednesday, January 18, =
2006 3:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] (no =
subject)</DIV>
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size=2>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 1/18/2006 11:22:42 AM Central Standard Time, =
<A
href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> =
writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px =
solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 =
size=2>Hi
List,<BR><BR> I've been invited to conduct a workshop entitled =
"Ten
Things Every <BR>Musician Should Know About Pianos." Got an outline =
worked
up but wanted <BR>to canvas fellow institutionalized technicians. =
What
(general) points <BR>do folks consider the most essential to get =
across in a
forum such as <BR>this?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Alan Eder,
RPT<BR>CalArts<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>1. the names of the case parts.</DIV>
<DIV>2. the name and number of the keys</DIV>
<DIV>3. the name of the major components of the piano, like strings,
soundboard, pin block, etc. </DIV>
<DIV>4. why a piano goes out of tune</DIV>
<DIV>5. where to place a piano in a room</DIV>
<DIV>6. how often a piano should be voiced and regualted </DIV>
<DIV>7. the effects of temperature and humidity changes on a =
piano.</DIV>
<DIV>8. where to look for a piano tuner.</DIV>
<DIV>9. the effects of a climate control system.</DIV>
<DIV>10. why piano tuners have to charge what they do. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wim
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem
Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University =
of
Alabama<BR>Tuscaloosa, =
AL</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>