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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was one of those days. A =
pianist from
California staying in town left a message on my answering machine last =
night
wondering if I could do a tuning before a sheduled memorial service at a =
nearby
church today. The piano was described as "lacking depth of tone" =
... and
it was delivered fresh from East Lansing, about 75 miles =
away.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I came to was a brand new 9' =
Bluthner,
probably fresh from the box and given only a perfunctory tuning. =
What
emerged was something of unprecedented glory with only so little as a =
solid
tuning and some rudimentary touch-up of the voicing and =
regulation. I wish
I had all day for that piano, to really bring out what I could of its
tone. (I also wish I could play something that could do justice to =
what
this piano is capable of.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pianist came around to do some =
practicing
before the service, and thanked me profusely for the work I had =
done. She
was obviously thoroughly enjoying it now. She started playing =
something
that could only be played on a 9' ... the effect of which was enough to =
send me
flying out of the room for a good cry. I listened from the hallway =
outside
of the sanctuary and tried to further imagine the effect had the tone =
been
opened up just a little more in the top third of the piano. As for =
all
those people attending the service today ... may they too experience the =
passion
this piano is capable of delivering at the hands of that =
pianist.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this time, I don't know if the piano =
is here to
stay (wouldn't that be nice) or if it will be going back to East =
Lansing.
The pianist is here only for the weekend. She wanted my business =
card in
the worst way ... I could only hope to cross paths with her again
somewhere. I'd love to just hang out with her outside the =
constraints of a
schedule, just to learn more about what she, as an artist, looks for in =
a
piano. I'd also like to know how she can keep herself "pulled =
together"
while playing the really passionate pieces, the ones that people like me =
fall
apart upon hearing them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt RPT<BR>Ann =
Arbor MI<BR><A
href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><=
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