[CAUT] Rzewski forearm smash

[Jack Houweling]

Hi David,
Can you explain why "smashes" are a waste of effort.

Regards,
Jack Houweling

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On Dec 16, 2010, at 9:44 AM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes, though employing forearm smashes (or even more vigorous individual note "smashes") as test blows in the hope that it will help achieve greater stability is a waste of effort.
> 
> 
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> From: Alan Eder <reggaepass at aol.com>
> Sender: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:38:33 -0500 (EST)
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> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Rzewski forearm smash
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> Rzewski is one of those pianists/composers with an intensely physical relationship with the instrument (to not put too fine a point on it!).
> 
> Alan Eder
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zeno Wood <zeno.wood at gmail.com>
> To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 15, 2010 12:29 pm
> Subject: [CAUT] Rzewski forearm smash
> 
> In case you happen to be preparing a piano for Rzewski's Down By the Riverside, I recommend giving it the forearm smash about 50 times, because it happens about 49 times during the piece.
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