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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a huge =
article,
today, called "Celebrating the Perfect Instrument." Seems the Mu Phi =
Epsilon
people, and others, are sponsoring concerts (ragtime, classical, jazz =
...) and
contests and an awards dinner, etc., all in celebration of the piano. =
The
article, in the Arts & Entertainment section front page, above the =
fold, has
an 11" color photo of a S&S D, from above with the lid =
removed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Okay. Fine. I'm all for it--especially =
this line
"Although we're a long way from the days when virtually all the children =
in
those [middle class] homes took piano lessons, enrollments are =
increasing these
days, and many teachers have waiting lists for openings in their
studios."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But here's the REEEEEALLY GOOD =
NEWS!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"As any parent of a budding string =
player can
testify, there are real advantages to the piano, such as tuning issues: =
The
piano doesn't have any."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So there ya go. What is all this =
chatter about
temperaments, ETDs, inharmonicity, etc? For Heaven's sake, the Post has =
just
declared that pianos have no tuning issues! Let's go =
fishing!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Former St. Louisan at
Large</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>