<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV align=left>Simply to yourself....that's all.   I= think it's time to drop this item...</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Matthew= Todd <<A= href="mailto:pianotech88@yahoo.com">pianotech88@yahoo.com</A>&gt= ;<BR>To: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:10:50 -0700 (PDT)<BR>Subject: Re:= adequate piano</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>Don,</DIV> <DIV>I am proof that is DOES work.  If Anton Kuerti= memorized all of Beethoven's sonatas (which, there's only 32 by= the way), that is insanity!  He also performed Grieg's= piano concerto at age 11.  That is a prodigy...I am= not.  All of these pianists want the very best when they= practice, and they can and do get it.  I cannot afford a= Bosdendorffer Imperial, much less a 4'8'' grand.  If I= could, I would be playing it all the time.  When I= practiced six hours a day, I had access to a Mason & Hamlin= grand, three six foot Steinways, and two old uprights. = Believe me, I have proven what my original statement= said.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Don= <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi Matthew,<BR><BR>And= Anton Kuerti learned all 33 Beethoven piano Sonata's in 33 weeks= and<BR>performed them from memory. But he did it on a= Bosdendorffer Imperial. And<BR>he did them as live broadcast= recordings.<BR><BR>What you offer is not proof Matthew. All it= means is that you are a<BR>talented fellow.<BR><BR>At 05:41 PM= 24/09/2004 -0700, you wrote:<BR>> I later went on to win= "Young Artist of the Year" here in WA, and played<BR>>the= concerto with the Southwest Washington Symphony, and later again= with<BR>>the Oregon Symphony. As far as documentation, I= could send you the<BR>>newspaper articles, and perhaps a CD= of the performance, but I doubt it'd<BR>>be worth it.= Matthew<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS.,= R.P.T.<BR><BR>mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca= http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/<BR><BR>3004 Grant= Rd.<BR>REGINA, SK<BR>S4S 5G7<BR>306-352-3620 or= 1-888-29t-uner<BR>______________________________________________= _<BR>pianotech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A= href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promot= ions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved= Yahoo! Mail</A> - 100MB free storage! </BODY></HTML>