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[Wolfley, Eric (WOLFLEEL)]

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I agree with Stephen on this issue. I have heard many lovely-sounding,
responsive pianos made to sound ugly by pianists who couldn't be listening
to themselves. Pianists must find the balance point between strength and
beauty in any instrument - it's not always just a question of playing too
loud, either. I've heard concerts on pianos I've prepared where the piano
sounded strangely out of whack or balance (driving me to despair) only to
hear the same piano sound glorious the next day when played by a different
pianist (raising me from my despair). A good pianist quickly figures out how
to "stroke" an instrument and bring the most out of it whereas it seems that
many simply don't seem to have an affinity for the instrument. This is a
really good reason to attend as many concerts performed on instruments you
have prepared as is possible. You can hear them at their best and at their
worst and continue to figure out how to find the ideal.

Eric

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Eric Wolfley, RPT
Head Piano Technician
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Stephen Birkett [SMTP:birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:44 PM
> To:	caut@ptg.org
> Subject:	Re: Question
> 
> Having been involved with piano performance from both sides of the fence
> (i.e.
> pianist and technician) - and these remarks apply equally to both
> historical and
> modern pianos - it is ultimately the responsibility of the pianist to
> adapt as
> required to meet the characteristics of whatever instrument is presented.
> There
> is no excuse for banging fff with rough and ugly tone. While many pianists
> can
> make some pianos sound good, it is possible to make any piano sound bad,
> and, by
> recognizing its limitations, the true artist is capable of making any
> piano
> sound good. In my experience there is no shortage of spoiled-brat
> un-thinking
> superstar pianists, however there is a serious shortage of true artists.
> Go
> think.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Stephen Birkett Fortepianos
> 464 Winchester Drive
> Waterloo, Ontario
> Canada N2T 1K5
> tel:519-885-2228
> mailto: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca

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