In a message dated 96-10-21 07:29:42 EDT, you write: >Despite my surface explanation to the client, I am left with this >lingering question: why do not more of us who spend our lives >caring for these beautiful instruments have more interest in >learning to play? Bill: I am one who doesn'y know how to "play" the piano. I know basic cord progresions, and can play arpegios, and I "noodle", that is I play indiscrimnately, trying to keep some sort of chord progression going. Some of my customers who do not know how to play, think I play beautifully. But there was one customer who is a piano player, and said, after listening to me "noodle": "that was the most intersting chord progresions I have ever heard". Why don't I learn to play the piano? I wish I could play. I started with lesson when I was 8 or 9, but gave it up because I lost interest, even though my father and sister played very well. But now, at age 51, even though I have the desire, I don't have the mechnical skills in my hands. I can't get one hand to do one thing, while the other hand is doing something else. But the real reason I don't want to take lessons, and learn to play, is that after tuning 5, 6 or even 7 pianos in a day, the last thing I want to do is sit down in front of my piano, and practice. Enough is enough allready. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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