<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I am an ex sailor. I resemble that remark.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Or is it resent. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianowerks.inc@comcast.net href="mailto:pianowerks.inc@comcast.net">pianowerks.inc@comcast.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 12, 2006 12:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: FAZIOLI on the radio in .... whenever you are ready for!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Re: blue language.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I talk like a sailor in my shop, but feel we should not use such language in a public (ok...not quite so public) forum.  MHO.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Barbara Richmond" <<A href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</A>> <BR><BR>> Well, of course it was BS. Any program like that is. But, I was happy to <BR>> get to hear the piano--as best as can be heard over a radio broadcast (even <BR>> if I do have good speakers on my computer). It did have a different sound. <BR>> Personally, I found the "clarity" a bit on the harsh side, though that could <BR>> be just the recording. <BR>> <BR>> Barbara Richmond <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L." <PATRICK@PIANOSPIANISSIMO.COM><BR>> To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:31 AM <BR>> Subject: Re: FAZIOLI on the radio in .... whenever you are ready for! <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Hi Ric, <BR>> > <BR>> > I know, the program was CO! MPLETE UTTER BULLSHIT!!! <BR>> > <BR>> > It was more like advertising more than anything... haha, I wonder what are <BR>> > those "thousands of innovations made by Paolo Fazioli...". The Italians <BR>> > are VERY good at marketing themselves in most things, some they deserve <BR>> > the fame for (ie. Ferrari, the "pianoplan" machine!...), others not (don't <BR>> > get me started on the olive oil they buy from Spain and sell as <BR>> > "Italian"). <BR>> > <BR>> > Anyway, it was amusing. <BR>> > <BR>> > Regards, <BR>> > <BR>> > Patrick <BR>> > <BR>> > P.S. I can just imagine Mr. Fazioli in his suit, walking round the forest <BR>> > selecting "the very best" trees for his soundboards! <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >> Hi Patrick, <BR>> >> I was very disappointed with the programme. It is unfortunate that, in <BR>> >> order to appeal to the non expert audience, ! this ty pe of programme has to <BR>> >> be <BR>> >> dumbed-down in order to appeal and entertain. There was some real bollox <BR>> >> talked <BR>> >> (Dame Ruth from the Menhuin School was one of the worst) and to people <BR>> >> like <BR>> >> ourselves I thought there was a permeating thread of uninformed opinion. <BR>> >> <BR>> >> ric <BR>> >> <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Patrick Hinves Ballesta <BR>> > Afinador/Técnico 610442371 <BR>> > PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L. <BR>> > <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>