Hi John, Working with Dickran was one of the more "memorable" concert prep experiences I had during my 11-year tenure at Michigan State U. I'm not sure that he was using shoe polish at the time, but, I do recall his wearing black leather gloves, backstage, prior to his performance... Best, Robert P.S. Nice working with you last summer, John. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Robert A. Murphy Piano Technician & Curator of Fortepianos Oberlin Conservatory of Music cell: 517.285.3269 shop: 440.775.8275 On Apr 05, 2005, at 02:29 PM, John Minor wrote: > We had DICKRAN ATAMIAN performing with our community orchestra > over the weekend and he lubricated the keytops with some type > of SHOE POLISH. I suspected he might be doing this, but > confirmed it only after his performance. I thought it might > have silicone in it, based on how difficult it was to remove. > The sharps seem to be contaminated still. > > > Has anyone else encountered such foolishness? > > John Minor > University of Illinois > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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