[CAUT] Gradually improving voicing

[Fred Sturm]

On 1/10/05 11:49 PM, "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley@stanford.edu> wrote:

> The reviews will say whatever they say; and, if the instrument is anywhere
> close to being in tune, and anywhere close to being reasonably well
> regulated and voiced, they will not even notice it...and, even if they do
> not, you can fully expect that the instrument will be blamed for whatever
> problems the artist might encounter.  The answer is simple - live with it.
> This goes with the territory.
> 
> Best.
> 
> Horace

    Amen. And do try to keep it the piano's fault, not the technician's, if
possible <g>. Although a good thick hide is definitely a must if you do much
concert work. Keep ego to the minimum, always try to be responsive, roll
with the punches, and take the sometimes devastatingly negative feedback
with the good - but never take it personally.
    (And to keep from being personally devastated, insinuate that blame lies
with bad parts, a bad board, a nasty, uncaring manufacturer, a hall that
won't pay for the required amount of work, and a hall that is an acoustic
disaster <g>. No, not really, but a wee bit of insinuation never hurt
anyone). 
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico