Hi Dale. Blush, blush! :-) Avery ----- Original Message ----- From: Fenton Murray <fmurray@cruzio.com> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:39 am Subject: Cal State Conv-Dale Erwins 'D' > The concert Saturday afternoon at the Cal State Conference was > like nothing > I can remember. Maybe I need to get out more. Richard Glazier > playing a '28 > S&S D restored by Dale Erwin with a new board. Just the piano and > artist, no > amplification, no other instruments or vocals. The piano filled the > auditorium beautifully as it was designed to do. I think I had > forgottenthe power that a piano can have. I'm so proud to know > Dale and to be able to > call myself his student. > > I played the piano before the concert, I've also played it at > Dale's shop. > All different rooms, each giving the piano a different sound. The > piano is a > joy to play, so easy. In the auditorium 30 feet out it was a > completelydifferent instrument again, sounding as it should, in > it's role of filling > an auditorium. The bass had a beautiful growl to it and all > registers were > well balanced. The killer octave sounded like I think it should. > Voicing was right down the middle. > > More important the artist was able to completely meld with > the piano. No action saturation, no distortion, absolute power, > striking the > keys from 3 feet above them, down to beautiful melodic passages > that went > straight to the back of the hall. My only complaint was that it > was on those > leg dollies which made the pedals to high. Not that my back was up to > replacing casters. > > Hat's off to you, Dale. Your 'D' was the star of the show. > > On another note it was great to see Fern Henry at the Spurlock > booth. I > bought her book and can not put it down! > > Fenton Murray, RPT >
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