<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="arial,helvetica"><FONT size="2" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF" face="Arial" lang="0"> When HE returned an hour or so later he began to rant.<BR> using the furniture to demonstrate: "this was a <I>nice</I> forte (standing on the floor),<BR> and a really <I>good </I>fortissimo (jumps on the chair), and <I>then fff </I>(jumps up to the<BR> kitchen table! <I>AND THEN IT WENT LOUDER! </I> I could not reach its dynamic limit!"<BR></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="arial,helvetica"><FONT size="2" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF" face="Arial" lang="0"> Oh wow<BR> I can <I>actually </I>take that phrase to <I>ppp</I> where it belongs. Hey, that staccato works!<BR> Cool, using careful pedaling, dynamics and sustain phrasing those DO sound<BR> like Kremlin bells!<BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="arial,helvetica"><FONT size="2" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF" face="Arial" lang="0">I had taught myself well, and was actually using the techniques that <I>should have </I>worked, but my practice pianos were unable to respond to my attempts.<BR> Belated New Year to all.<BR> Cheers,<BR> Dave Talcott</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>Ding ding ding ding!! The Wwwwinnah!!!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Again, the modern grand piano will never die: it's too frickin' AWESOME when done right.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanks, Dave. Great story.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>David Andersen</DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>