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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh that was supposed to be published =
last year. I
think they may have waited to coincide with Sakamoto's current tour to =
support
the album. There was a picture (taken by me) of Sakamoto playing Jobim's =
C-7 but
I guess they didn't want to show the terribly yellowed ivorite
keytops!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone gets tthe chance, =
go see
Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano) and Jacques (cello) and Paula =
Morelenbaum
(voice) performing the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Fantastic sound! =
Tom
Servinsky will be the tech on the tour.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Beach, SC</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JStan40@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:JStan40@AOL.COM">JStan40@AOL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 28, =
2002 8:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Phil Romano and =
Yamaha--OT
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face="Calisto MT"
size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message dated 8/28/2002 10:17:36 AM =
Central
Standard Time, <A
=
href="mailto:owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org">owner-pianotech-digest@ptg=
.org</A>
writes:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
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TYPE="CITE">Uh, I haven't seen that. Fill me in please.<BR><BR>Phil
Romano<BR>Myrtle Beach, SC<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
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color=#000000 size=3
FAMILY="SERIF">Sure, Phil! Sorry, I thought they might have =
sent it to
you already. It's in the summer 2002 copy of Accent, in an =
article
called "Globetrotting with Sakamoto," in which you are quoted as =
follows: "It
was a great honor to work with Ryuichi on this project. Despite =
the
tropical climate, Jobim's C7 responded extremely well during the
recording. It still sounds great after all these years."
<BR><BR>The last paragraph reads:<BR><BR>Romano, an alumnus of =
Yamaha's Little
Red Schoolhouse and the Yamaha Disklavier Service Seminar, operates =
Romano
Piano Service, Myrtle Beach SC.<BR><BR>But no picture! How'd =
they get
away with THAT?<BR><BR>Stan Ryberg<BR>Barrington IL 60010<BR>Associate =
Member<BR><U>mailto:jstan40@aol.com</U></FONT>
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