<div>Good post, Tom. I agree with you that we don't have to play well to be a great tech, but playing enhances one's appreciation of the work we do for a living. And I'll add that being a technician has enhanced my ability to listen to others I'm playing music with. Dave Stahl</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">Not that you need to be fine player in order to achieve high levels of technical ability. But rather,developing a reasonable or advance level of playing ability can benefit you in gaining a greater appreciation and understanding of the finer aspects of fine tuning, regulation, and voicing. For me, it's broadens your understanding and empathy for the role we play for the pianists, our customers. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregor _" <<A href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com" __doClobber__="true">karlkaputt@hotmail.com</A>> To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" __doClobber__="true">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 7:17 AM Subject: RE: Do you play piano? > >From: "Elwood Doss" > > Is not being able to play well a handicap? I don't >>think it is for me. As far as I know, I've had no dissatisfied >>customers. > > > You don´t have to play well. It´s enough to be able to play one or two > songs. Perhaps it´s not a necessity but it´s a huge advantage. I remember > situations when I regulated a piano and thought to have done everything > correct. But playing that instrument showed me that there is something > going wrong which I never would have noticed without playing. > > Gregor </BLOCKQUOTE> <div style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl, RPT Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ </div> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Servinsky <tompiano@bellsouth.net> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 7:15 am Subject: Re: Do you play piano? <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_dff5d5cd-6a4e-4d6e-966e-a10b57812914 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Not that you need to be fine player in order to achieve high levels of technical ability. But rather,developing a reasonable or advance level of playing ability can benefit you in gaining a greater appreciation and understanding of the finer aspects of fine tuning, regulation, and voicing. For me, it's broadens your understanding and empathy for the role we play for the pianists, our customers. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregor _" <<A href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com">karlkaputt@hotmail.com</A>> To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 7:17 AM Subject: RE: Do you play piano? > >From: "Elwood Doss" > > Is not being able to play well a handicap? I don't >>think it is for me. As far as I know, I've had no dissatisfied >>customers. > > > You don´t have to play well. It´s enough to be able to play one or two > songs. Perhaps it´s not a necessity but it´s a huge advantage. I remember > situations when I regulated a piano and thought to have done everything > correct. But playing that instrument showed me that there is something > going wrong which I never would have noticed without playing. > > Gregor > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! > <A href="http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/" target=_blank>http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/</A> > > </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <a href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437" target="_blank">AOL.com</a>. </div>