Ed, This might answer a question for you; when I saw Keith a couple of years ago it wasn't exactly what I would call a forearm smash. It was more like a martial arts expert breaking bricks. Full fists and part of the wrists, maybe 8 keys get the brunt and the rest is residual. I think maybe he could break bricks. The video didn't do him justice. I truly was waiting for something to fly out. I might feel safer in a dangerous dark alley if he was with me... Jim -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Sutton Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 6:27 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keith Kirchoff Kent, I don't know what Kirchoff's playing for you, but I'd submit that Cowell's forearm clusters, with force distributed over 12 to 20 keys, exert less force on the individual notes than the fortissimo octaves of typical late-romantic show-off repertoire. Ed S.
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