<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>And his judgement on the condition of the piano depends very much on the weather (athritis).</DIV> <DIV>Hans >>> jtanner@mozart.sc.edu 3/4/2004 8:57:13 AM >>> </DIV> <DIV style="COLOR: #000000"> On Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 05:56 AM, Jim Harvey wrote: > Hello friends and colleagues (providing I have any of either after > this reply), > > Jim, When I posted offlist/onlist to Phil, the points you make are exactly the sort of concerns I was referring to.  With all due respect to Mr. Kuerti, many of the methods he describes are understandably outdated (yes the article is 30 plus years old, and is based on his experience going back to the 1940s if I read correctly)).  Quite a few of his regulation standards are based on personal preference, and I disagree with some of them as a general rule.  Some are simply not practical for even quite advanced pianists. Still the spirit of the article is a valuable resource for pianists and technicians alike.  The bulk of his descriptions are accurate, despite the few differences in personal preference and c hanges brought upon by advances in the past 30 plus years (not to mention changes in design). I, like you, wonder how much of this article he would revise today. Jeff _______________________________________________ caut list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> </DIV></BODY></HTML>