Hi,John! From what I remeber from my Konservatory days in ex-Soviet Union:Pianos were in poor shape,poorly repaired with no parts available,maintained by poorly trained-mostly,self-taught technicians...Most of Russian-made pianos suffered from a lot of friction,incorrect pinning,tuning instability,etc....But...Pianists still managed to make MUSIC...Most of my well trained Russian clients switched to good quality USA and Japanese pianos and are very happy with choices they had made...None of them drive Russian-made cars here,either.......hope,it helps.......isaac...... On Aug 7, 2008, at 4:29 AM, John Ross wrote: > Is the 'guy' actually Russian trained? > I had a customer who was Russian trained, and she thought 'all' the > pianos were too light. > I never actually checked any of them, since the actual customer was > not interested in changing things. > I got the feeling that it was because 'all' the Russian pianos she > had trained on, had a heavy touch. > Doesn't help solve your problem, but might be the reason for the why. > Possibly Isaac would know if the heavy weight was the norm, in Russia? > > > > John M.Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s at skynet.be > > > To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:40 AM > Subject: Touch design for concert pianists > >> My client is a young girl with small hands (gifted, for sure), and >> the guy >> who told her her piano is too light is more the Russian kind of KGB >> security >> agent pianist. I fear for tendinitis behind the corner. > >
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