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[Cy Shuster]

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I'm glad you're running this!  There's an enormous amount of basic info =
that it seems most pianists have no idea about.

*  Escapement and aftertouch: the pressure varies throughout the =
keystroke.  This helps fine control.
*  Grands repeat better than uprights: you only need to release a grand =
key halfway to repeat; all the way for uprights.
*  What the pedals do; how the middle pedal function varies.
*  A piano is not a box; the soundboard is exposed, thus it's like a =
fine violin without a case (would you leave a $20,000 violin in an =
unheated garage?).
*  As much total string tension as 10 midsize cars weigh (20,000 =
pounds).  As many strings as 40 guitars.
*  C8 is 2" long.  If C1 were the same gauge, it would be 20 feet long =
(or more).  Therefore bigger is better.  String scales are different =
between pianos.
*  Like cars and boats, smaller pianos are cheaper, have fewer features, =
use poorer materials.  An extra 4" or 6" can make a big difference =
overall.
*  Pianos have wear.  Describe the typical service needed the first =
year, years 2-5, 5-10, 10+.
*  Most pianos have no "antique" value, even if (maybe especially even =
if!) 100 years or more old.=20
*  Pianos sound and play very differently, even different pianos of the =
same model.

--Cy--
www.shusterpiano.com

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  From: Wimblees@aol.com=20
  To: caut@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] (no subject)


  In a message dated 1/18/2006 11:22:42 AM Central Standard Time, =
reggaepass@aol.com writes:
    Hi List,

      I've been invited to conduct a workshop entitled "Ten Things Every =

    Musician Should Know About Pianos." Got an outline worked up but =
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    to canvas fellow institutionalized technicians. What (general) =
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    do folks consider the most essential to get across in a forum such =
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    this?

    Thanks,

    Alan Eder, RPT
    CalArts

  1. the names of the case parts.
  2. the name and number of the keys
  3. the name of the major components of the piano, like strings, =
soundboard, pin block, etc.=20
  4. why a piano goes out of tune
  5. where to place a piano in a room
  6. how often a piano should be voiced and regualted=20
  7. the effects of temperature and humidity changes on a piano.
  8. where to look for a piano tuner.
  9. the effects of a climate control system.
  10. why piano tuners have to charge what they do.=20

  Wim=20
  Willem Blees, RPT
  Piano Tuner/Technician
  School of Music
  University of Alabama
  Tuscaloosa, AL
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