Horowitz and Mohr

[John Musselwhite]

Richard wrote...

At 11:36 PM 10/05/03 +0200, you wrote:

>Yet for those who were really interested in the man, and how he made music....
>this something is lost me thinks. And personally, I think it would have been a
>good thing had it been maintained.

I mentioned several reasons why I feel it wouldn't have been a good thing 
if the piano were to tour as it has. The biggest, of course, is that the 
first few people to play it would have gotten the "feel" of the Horowitz 
piano, but after that it would deteriorate until there was nothing left for 
anyone... ever.  Had they just put it in a museum then leaving the original 
parts on would be a good thing, but they didn't. As it is at least some of 
us got to play it, even if it was just a shell of its former self.

                         John

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