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Duh. I "thought" that's what I was referring to! Sorry, I
forgot.<br><br>
No, I'm not going to go there. I'm very definitely OVER this stupid<br>
thread! I'll behave myself now! <br><br>
Avery <br><br>
At 06:24 PM 9/24/04, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Conrad said:<br>
'Tis true that concert artists encounter a wide variety of conditions out
<br>
on the trail, but you have to have good technique BEFORE you can adapt to
<br>
abherrations.<br>
<br>
<br>
**Very well put! That is very true. Now tell that to Avery
and the others.<br>
Matthew<br><br>
<b><i>Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu></i></b>
wrote:<br>
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<dd>At 15:45 9/24/2004 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<dd>>Is that a piano tech term?<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>>Matthew<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>>Avery Todd wrote:<br>
<dd>>Bull hockey!<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>>Avery<br><br>
<br><br>
<dd>Well, actually, it is "bull hockey pucks" but Avery was gentleman enough to <br>
<dd>shorten it.<br><br>
<dd>The sentiment is probably shared by all CAUTs who labor under the <br>
<dd>apparently mistaken notion that well maintained pianos, rather than <br>
<dd>overcoming a piano's shortcomings, is the path to true enlightenment.<br><br>
<dd>'Tis true that concert artists encounter a wide variety of conditions out <br>
<dd>on the trail, but you have to have good technique BEFORE you can adapt to <br>
<dd>abherrations.<br><br>
<dd>Technique learned on a bad piano is bad technique. Example: If you are <br>
<dd>learning a piece which calls for you to do a trill on two notes, one of <br>
<dd>which has has the hammer tail dragging on the backcheck ever so slightly, <br>
<dd>you will learn to favor one note. When you get to a well regulated piano, <br>
<dd>your trill will be VERY lopsided.<br><br>
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<dd>Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.<br>
<dd>Decorah, IA<br><br>
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