<DIV>Conrad said:</DIV> <DIV>'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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>**Very well put!  That is very true.  Now tell that to Avery and the others.</DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">At 15:45 9/24/2004 -0700, you wrote:<BR>>Is that a piano tech term?<BR>><BR>>Matthew<BR>><BR>>Avery Todd <AVERY@EV1.NET>wrote:<BR>>Bull hockey!<BR>><BR>>Avery<BR><BR><BR><BR>Well, actually, it is "bull hockey pucks" but Avery was gentleman enough to <BR>shorten it.<BR><BR>The sentiment is probably shared by all CAUTs who labor under the <BR>apparently mistaken notion that well maintained pianos, rather than <BR>overcoming a piano's shortcomings, is the path to true enlightenment.<BR><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>Technique learned on a bad piano is bad technique. Example: If you are <BR>learning a piece which calls for you to do a trill on two notes, one of <BR>which has has the hammer tail dragging on the backcheck ever so slightly, <BR>you will learn to favor one note. When you get to a well regulated piano, <BR>your trill will be VERY lopsided.<BR><BR><BR>Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.<BR>Decorah, IA<BR><BR>- Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated <BR>Lever Action Tone Generation Systems.<BR>- Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor<BR>- American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com