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<DIV><SPAN class=968431604-11112003><FONT face=Arial>Wow! I LOVE =
that
sound!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=968431604-11112003><FONT face=Arial>(Maybe it's =
just because
it's such a treat after most of the pianos I tune here in the Ozarks. =
You know
the brand: genuine "Crapiolas."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Edward Meijer
[mailto:edwardmeijer@home.nl] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 10, =
2003 2:10
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Seen in the Sunday
Times<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Its amazing.<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial>A =
Tasmanian devil in sheep clothes
!<?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR>Found their site at: =
<U><?color><?param =
1998,1998,FFFE>www.stuartandsons.com<?/color></U><BR>Some
sound samples at <U><?color><?param =
1998,1998,FFFE>www.beethoven-sonatas.com<?/color></U><BR><BR>Greetings,<B=
R><BR>Edward
Meijer<BR>Netherlands<BR><BR>Michael Gamble heeft op maandag, 10 nov =
2003 om
20:04 (Europe/Amsterdam) het volgende geschreven:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>"Purer"
Australian piano sparks musical =
discord<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><BR><?fontfamily><=
?param Arial><?smaller>A
Tasmanian farmer's son who claims to have created a piano with a =
purer sound
than the Steinway - the instrument of choice for the world's =
greatest
pianists - is dividing the music world, writes Paul =
Ham.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Wayne
Stuart's piano has become a source of national pride for =
Australians, but
its tone has provoked confrlicting responses from =
musicians.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Withonly
20 built so far, the Stuart is slowly winning converts around the =
world. One
is at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff; another =
is
owned by Rowan Atkinson, the =
comedian.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Stuart,
who chose to become a cabinet maker instead of helping to run the =
family
farm in Devonport, Tasmania, had a childhood fascination for the =
piano. In
the 1970s he trained as a piano technician in Japan and studied at =
the
Bechstein factory in Germany. The industry, he decided, was =
"bankrupt of
ideas".<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>He
said his goal was to "take the piano away from the 19th century. =
There's a
lot of noise in a Steinway and it gives poaople the impression of =
power. But
in fact it's not powerful - it's just =
noise".<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>His
pianos, which cost £56,000, have strings clamped in a vertical =
rather than
horizontal position. The result, Stuart enthusiasts claim, is a less =
"muddy"
sound that lingers longer than that of a conventional =
piano.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>With
a range of eight octaves, thanks to nine additional keys, and an =
extra
pedal, the piano certainly stands out. Stuart has also used his
cabinet-makling skills, cloaking his instrument in maple, =
beech,pine, spruce
and red cedar. It is being developed with the help of Robert Albert =
of J
Albert and Son, one of Australia's largest independent music =
publishers.
Albert has invested =
£650,000.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Australian
pianists such as Simon Tedeschi and Gerard Willems have selected =
Stuarts for
recent recording sessions. Willems, who also lectures in keyboard =
studies at
the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, has made the first Australian =
recording
of Beethoven sonatas and concertos using a Stuart =
piano.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>However,
he confessed that the unusually clear sound of the Stuart might put =
off some
pianists as it makes their mistakes all too =
evident.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Even
in Australia the instrument has its detractors. Michael Brimer, the
Sydney-based professor of music, said he was disappointed by the =
homegrown
rival to the Steinway: "It sustains the sound. But I find it almost =
does
that for too long."<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Stuart
has some way to go before he can challenge the 5,000 pianos produced =
every
year by Steinway, but he is undeterred by =
criticism.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>"The
20th. century was probably the period of greatest technological =
change and
the piano makers just ignored it." he =
said.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Copied
from the Sunday Times, part 1. section 26 WORLD =
NEWS<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>Michael
G =
(UK)<?/smaller><?/fontfamily> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><image.tiff><BR=
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