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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Latha;color:black'>Clyde</span></fo=
nt></st1:place><font
size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Latha;
color:black'> said: “concert work….I try to avoid it. =
But I
can tell when a piano isn’t doing what it =
oughta…”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Latha;color:black'>Like our Pennsylvanian friend, I =
don’t
actively pursue concert work either. But when I attend a =
performance on a
piano I’ve prepared, I think I may be as nervous as the artist
(especially for intermission touchups). Every slightly out of tune
unison, or hammer needing more attention, or any deficit inherent to the =
piano,
….. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Latha;color:black'>Which brings up my point: =
While our
tuning and technical skills allow us to enjoy a beautifully prepared =
quality
instrument, it also makes us acutely aware when “a piano =
isn’t
doing what it oughta”. I hear a lot of the latter on some =
old jazz
recordings especially. Baffling how some of these kings of piano =
artistry
and creativity had to suffer this misfortune. Wonder if =
there’s any
way to digitally clean up the tuning on old =
recordings…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
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11.0pt;font-family:Latha;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Latha><span =
style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Latha;color:black'>Chuck =
Christus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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