[CAUT] fortepiano parts?

[Dennis Johnson]

Hey Paul-

Is that the same Benn from here in Edina, MN?  I know them, and him.  We
used to have an older harpsichord of his. I didn't like the harpsichord, but
it was an early model.  I believe he is retired now but still around.

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On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Paul T Williams <
pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote:

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> Hi Fred,
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> This is a Benn (Walter copy) 88"long.
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>  *Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>*
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> Hi Paul,
> I wouldn't be too paranoid about it. One does want to have the strings,
> especially the bass. I would be surprised to have parts break, or at any
> rate break so I couldn't do a repair. What kind of fortepiano are we talking
> about?
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> *fssturm at unm.edu* <fssturm at unm.edu>
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> On Apr 23, 2009, at 4:06 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:
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> Hi CAUT!
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> I may have asked this before, so sorry, but who sells forte-piano parts?
> Malcolm Bilson is coming to UNL this fall, and I feel I should have some
> supplies, parts, etc.  We've really been lucky for the past 2 years since
> Robert Murphy paid a call and got this old beast up to snuff.  I really
> don't want to tell him that there's nothing I can do if something breaks!
>  Should I have a whole set of everything?  I really don't have the budget,
> and nobody really plays it, so...How does one deal with this for a one time
> show, plus two weeks of instruction for students.  Apparantly, this s a big
> thing for the director of the Lied Center next door, who's budget gives
> $4,000 for the entire year of upkeep of their Steinway D, 2 B's and a Walter
> upright....many tunings and concerts..... The D is at The Piano People for a
> 75% rebuld....no soundboard, sadly due to budget crunches.., but nicely
> done, I hope by them....including new Kluge keys.  (It was really a mess
> when it left!!)
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> Advise is warmly welcome!!
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> Paul
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