Ed, We like our Barbara/Tom Wolf instrument very much. Commissioned by FSU in 1998, it is a Walter copy with a traditional Viennese action and has been quite stable both for tuning and for regulation. It is appropriate for most Hayden, mid-late Schubert, and early-mid Beethoven. We are fortunate that the instrument is housed in a studio that has double doors for moving purposes. We have a dolly that fits nicely under it without removing the legs so it transitions well from studio to stage. We have transported it on its side and it seems to put up with that quite well. The craftsmanship is extremely high quality. Barbara travelled to FSU and spent a full day with me for orientation, regulation, etc. Both she and Tom have been generous over the phone with help. Anne Anne Garee, Program Director for Piano Technology Florida State University College of Music 122 N. Copeland Street Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180 850-645-7873 agaree at fsu.edu <mailto:agaree at fsu.edu> http://music.fsu.edu/Areas-of-Study/Piano-Technology <http://music.fsu.edu/Areas-of-Study/Piano-Technology> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Foote Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 12:57 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] Fortepiano for University Greetings, The school is considering acquiring a new fortepiano or a pianoforte. The first question is which era, as they are not homogenized like pianos. Another question is style of action, and yet another question is durability, I don't want to get a prima donna instrument that gets weird every time it is moved. I also don't want to re-invent the wheel, so was hoping that other Cauts that deal with the 18th century in an academic environment would offer a suggestion or two. Thanks, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100827/96129848/attachment.htm>
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