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<DIV> Hi Gregg</DIV>
<DIV> I'm not sure Horace meant anything as cryptically as you to=
ok
it. There are certainly great passions in yours all the subsequent responses=
parts of which I both whole heartedly agree with and also add a
different perspective. </DIV>
<DIV> <U>What Horace says is really true that at the end of the =
day
we have to use our art to get whatever we can from whatever we have to=
work with</U>. And fortunately I get my best raw materials from the Steinway=
factory which without, I'd not be in business. So let them say what ever the=
y
wish & we will know the difference. In the end we can't & wont=
'
change there minds, much unless it translates into lost revenues. If our reb=
uilt
pianos get to be so famous for tone that no one wants the new one then
well....</DIV>
<DIV> I appreciate your passion words &am=
p;
point of view.</DIV>
<DIV> I also consider Franz Mohr a personal friend & colleague. He=
once heard /played one of my new board Mason BBs and said "Please keep doing=
this for not every one can get this result." Hmm this was a seriously rib
crowned board. Honestly the piano had room for improvement but The man does =
have
ears to hear. also a right to his opinion</DIV>
<DIV> You said</DIV>
<DIV> "<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>. I have difficulty with the <BR>posturing that his=
generation has made an instrument we all cherish the <BR>best it can ever be=
. In
my mind improvement is ALWAYS possible and desired."</FONT></DIV>
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size=2> Agreed & we all no it</FONT></DIV>
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size=2> Dale Erwin<BR><BR>best,<BR>Greg<BR><BR>P.S. and =
not
once did I denigrate or call anyone any names ...</FONT></DIV>
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size=2> <STRONG>No you didnt'<BR></STRONG><BR><BR><BR>At 10:07 PM
6/23/2005, you wrote:<BR>>At 06:41 PM 6/23/2005, you
wrote:<BR>><BR>>>Heard him in Columbus, OH a while back. He lost me=
after I asked him if <BR>>>there was any room for improvement for the
piano as a whole and he said <BR>>>no, the piano is now as good as it =
will
ever be (or something very close <BR>>>to that). I
left.<BR>><BR>>Sorry that that was your experience.<BR>><BR>>\\m=
inor
rant\\<BR>><BR>>FWIW, Franz is not only a product of his generation, h=
e is
the last living <BR>>link to what used to be at Steinway. Further, =
he
teaches in <BR>>parables...stories. Even if they seem to be off tar=
get,
they carry a <BR>>point. One simply has to be able to hear what is
being said. Listen <BR>>carefully to what he says about working wit=
h
Horowitz and you will <BR>>discover the "secret" of the latter's
control.<BR>><BR>>If one needs to hear endless reductive blather, then=
he
is simply not the <BR>>guy. There are endless talking heads out the=
re
with little to say who <BR>>take great pleasure in saying it at great
length. When all of the <BR>>measuring and weighing and all the res=
t of
that stuff is over and done <BR>>with, the piano must still be a musical
instrument which speaks or the <BR>>whole exercise has been a massive was=
te
of time, energy and material.<BR>><BR>>People forget that music and it=
s
allied arts are just that - art. At some <BR>>point, technique has
played its part and it is time to move on to what
<BR>>matters...communication of the ineffable. That certainly does =
not
mean <BR>>that the development of the piano (or anything else, for that
matter) has <BR>>to come to a close. It does mean that we all need =
to
remember why it is <BR>>that we do what we do.<BR>><BR>>\\end
rant\\<BR>><BR>>Avery, if you make it to see him tomorrow, please give=
him
my <BR>>regards. Also, please tell him that I am still using a "C"
fork...Thanks!<BR>><BR>>Best.<BR>><BR>>Horace<BR>><BR>><BR=
>><BR>>>Greg<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>At
09:35 PM 6/23/2005, you wrote:<BR>>>>Don't hold your breath. It's a=
S&S PR speach and not much more. Unless, <BR>>>>of course, if y=
ou
enjoy digging into S&S mythology......<BR>>>><BR>>>>Ni=
ce
guy though. I did like him. However, I'm fairly content with my
<BR>>>>religion. Just a bit much,
IMHO.<BR>>>><BR>>>>Terry
Farrell<BR>>>><BR>>>>>Just one of the good things about=
living in a BIG city. Franz Mohr is <BR>>>>>going to
be<BR>>>>>here tomorrow at the Steinway dealership. I "think" it=
's
just a talk <BR>>>>>kind of<BR>>>>>thing but we're
supposed to get a copy of his book! I'm really looking
<BR>>>>>forward<BR>>>>>to it! Thankfully, I don't HA=
VE
to work tomorrow!
:-)<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>Avery<BR>>>></FONT></DIV=
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