Franz Mohr

[Vinny Samarco]

Hi,
I agree with you?
What is the title of his book and who publishes it?
Vinny Samarco
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley@stanford.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Franz Mohr


> At 06:41 PM 6/23/2005, you wrote:
>
> >Heard him in Columbus, OH a while back. He lost me after I asked him if
> >there was any room for improvement for the piano as a whole and he said
> >no, the piano is now as good as it will ever be (or something very close
> >to that). I left.
>
> Sorry that that was your experience.
>
> \\minor rant\\
>
> FWIW, Franz is not only a product of his generation, he is the last living
> link to what used to be at Steinway.  Further, he teaches in
> parables...stories.  Even if they seem to be off target, they carry a
> point.  One simply has to be able to hear what is being said.  Listen
> carefully to what he says about working with Horowitz and you will
discover
> the "secret" of the latter's control.
>
> If one needs to hear endless reductive blather, then he is simply not the
> guy.  There are endless talking heads out there with little to say who
take
> great pleasure in saying it at great length.  When all of the measuring
and
> weighing and all the rest of that stuff is over and done with, the piano
> must still be a musical instrument which speaks or the whole exercise has
> been a massive waste of time, energy and material.
>
> People forget that music and its allied arts are just that - art.  At some
> point, technique has played its part and it is time to move on to what
> matters...communication of the ineffable.  That certainly does not mean
> that the development of the piano (or anything else, for that matter) has
> to come to a close.  It does mean that we all need to remember why it is
> that we do what we do.
>
> \\end rant\\
>
> Avery, if you make it to see him tomorrow, please give him my
> regards.  Also, please tell him that I am still using a "C" fork...Thanks!
>
> Best.
>
> Horace
>
>
>
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >At 09:35 PM 6/23/2005, you wrote:
> >>Don't hold your breath. It's a S&S PR speach and not much more. Unless,
> >>of course, if you enjoy digging into S&S mythology......
> >>
> >>Nice guy though. I did like him. However, I'm fairly content with my
> >>religion. Just a bit much, IMHO.
> >>
> >>Terry Farrell
> >>
> >>>Just one of the good things about living in a BIG city. Franz Mohr is
> >>>going to be
> >>>here tomorrow at the Steinway dealership. I "think" it's just a talk
kind of
> >>>thing but we're supposed to get a copy of his book! I'm really looking
> >>>forward
> >>>to it! Thankfully, I don't HAVE to work tomorrow! :-)
> >>>
> >>>Avery
> >>
> >>
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> >
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