Charles E Faulk <cfaulk2@juno.com> wrote: > In the same vein, if Cage is being performed a lot this year, I hope > there will be many performances of his masterpiece, "11minutes, 33 > seconds". A little humor, maybe? Should the artist bring his or her own piano for that performance? :) Seriously though, as a pianist who likes this kind of music and who is also learning to tune and repair pianos, I am interested in this subject. I think it would be great if someone could put together a publication or website that would explain some of the issues involved. For example, would plastic or teflon screws be better for the strings than metal? And would it be possible to strum the strings in a performance if a technician was on hand to clean the strings afterwards? It would be nice if this kind of music could be performed safely on nice instruments. As for cymbals crashing on the strings and the like, I agree there's a limit and that artists should be told to bring their own instruments in such cases. Charles
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