Folks, >Farrell wrote: >>I think it is always an asset to be able to play piano for the tech. But >>I have met quite a few very accomplished techs that do not play. I think >>it can be a bit like being blind - you learn other ways to do or feel the >>same thing. At 07:24 11/27/2002 -0500, Clyde wrote: >Friends, > >I am certainly not a pianist. I agree that being able to play well would >be an asset. On the other hand, for us non-pianists, what we really need >is what I will call deep education and experience. Why should I be a pianist? It might be nice, but... I am not a pianist, but I can play the piano a bit - usually I say that i play _at_ the piano. I can feel when the keys are not level or the action is malfunctioning, see when things aren't lining up, hear more than I need to and can do repetitions as fast as any concert pianist. When people are surprised at my playing ability, I usually liken myself to a race car mechanic. I can drive the car around the track, but my job is to prepare that car for the professional driver. Likewise, my job as a piano technician is to prepare the piano for the artist in such a manner that the music in the artist flows through the piano unimpeded. Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Voice-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076(Dept.office) -The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.
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