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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Avery and List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Go for it Avery! Sounds to me as though =
you have
here a p e r f e c t test-bed! An accredited pianist =
and two
Model "B". . and post the results! I am agog to know the
outcome!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=avery1@houston.rr.com =
href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery
Todd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 08, 2005 1:21 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: CRESCENDO GRAND
PUNCHINGS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>André & list,<BR><BR>All this discussion about =
the new
punchings not being thoroughly tested yet has given me a thought. We =
have
Abbey Simon on our faculty; well-known, respected & a sensitive =
pianist.
<BR><BR>With 2 B's in his studio, maybe I could find out which one he =
likes
the most & put the new<BR>punchings in the other, touch-up the dip =
&
regulation on both (it hasn't been done in a <BR>while) & see if =
his
opinion changes! <BR><BR>Or maybe I should do the dip/regulation thing =
first,
<I>then </I>a little later install the <BR>punchings. Perhaps that =
would be a
fairer test. <BR><BR>We also have 4 other B's in piano teachers' =
studios, all
purchased at the same time when we moved into our new building. I =
could
install the punchings only & do nothing else (as Ric <BR>said he =
did).
Even though it wouldn't be a really <I>scientific </I>test, it might =
be very
interesting. Most pianists perceptions of touch aren't really =
scientific,
anyway. <BR><BR>Then there are 3 D's that have had new hammers =
installed, plus
regulation, etc. <BR><BR>What say y'all? Might be fun as well as =
informative.
<BR><BR>Hmmm. Maybe I should contact Jurgen! :-)
<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Avery </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>