[pianotech] Earl Wild

[David Boyce]

I just heard today that Earl Wild died last Saturday.  He was 94 and 
kept working up until a week before his death.  Wild was of course one 
of the great pianists, a Romantic master.  After an unfortunate snub by 
a Steinway representative early in his career, he eschewed Steinway 
pianos. His recordings on his beautiful plummy Baldwin was a good advert 
for Baldwin pianos. I see that his last recording session was on a Kawai 
though.

I hope list members don't mind me going a bit off-topic with this 
non-technical post. But its nice to remember the foremost exponents 
among those who keep us in business, and whose mastery of the instrument 
that we love (and sometimes loathe!) is complete.

Best regards,

David Boyce