[pianotech] Joshua Bell - Piano Prep

[Terry Farrell]

Actually, the ONLY reason I mentioned the piano technician's name was  
to make the point that his skills are not in any way in question by  
me. That's why I went on about how skilled and experienced he is, how  
he is respected and chosen by all the major orchestras in the area,  
etc., etc.  I was trying to say that I know he is as good as they get  
and that the piano sounded dull and lifeless had to be because of wax  
in my ears, bad acoustics, or a decision made by whomever makes those  
sorts of decisions (maybe Bell himself) to purposely make the piano  
sound like that so as to not overpower the violin.

Or is your point Ryan, that even though I had 99% favorable statements  
about the piano tech's skills, that just by mere mention of his name  
(identifying him as the tech of record for the evening) in the same  
post about my perception of a poor sounding piano, I disparaged him.

Is that it? If so, I think you may have a point. I could have said  
everything I said in the post and simply left his name out. I may have  
made a mistake in that way. If I did, my apologies to "the tech" and  
anyone else.

Hmmmmm.......

Oh crap. And I just looked at the subject line of my post. "Joshua  
Bell - Piano Prep". If I am correct with my above speculation, okay, I  
see the connection and perhaps the assumption that I was trying to tie  
the tech's work in with what I heard. I wasn't at all, but okay, I see  
how it could look that way.

And FWIW, if you read my post carefully, I was not asking about  
technical aspects of concert prep at all - I was asking about  
decisions (not any made by the tech) about concert prep direction and  
I was asking about concert pianos with numerous false beats (again,  
piano defects, not tech performance).

Gotta go put some pork in the smoker.................  maybe it'll  
help if I put my brain in there for a while.

Terry Farrell

On Feb 6, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Mr. Mac's wrote:

>
> On Feb 6, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:
>
>> Your story was very interesting but I feel uncomfortable that you  
>> have scrutinized a fellow-technician's work in a negative manner on  
>> a public forum that has thousands of members. If I had been the  
>> technician in question I would be angry and hurt. I mean this in as  
>> friendly way as possible towards you. I believe you had no ill  
>> intentions, and are genuinely interested in discussing concert prep.
>>
>> In these situations I recommend keeping the concert and the  
>> technician anonymous to avoid any bad feelings. Then everyone could  
>> feel comfortable discussing the topic. :)
>
> Ryan,
>
> He was just sharing what he experienced,
>   and in his enthusiasm, he mentioned someone's name.
>
> An oversight, or error in judgement, I suspect.
> Or put in another way from long ago,
> "A slip between the cup and the lip."
>
> I, too, have done likewise in the past,
>   more than I care to share, or bring to remembrance.
>
> Keith