The Definitive Answer To ANY Piano Question

[David Ilvedson]

Well, I'm glad that's cleared up...;-]

David I.



     ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
     From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
     To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
     Received: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:40:19 -0500
     Subject: The Definitive Answer To ANY Piano Question

     >The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a huge article, today, called "Celebrating the Perfect
     >Instrument." Seems the Mu Phi Epsilon people, and others, are sponsoring concerts
     >(ragtime, classical, jazz ...) and contests and an awards dinner, etc., all in celebration of
     >the piano. The article, in the Arts & Entertainment section front page, above the fold,
     >has an 11" color photo of a S&S D, from above with the lid removed.

     >Okay. Fine. I'm all for it--especially this line "Although we're a long way from the days
     >when virtually all the children in those [middle class] homes took piano lessons,
     >enrollments are increasing these days, and many teachers have waiting lists for
     >openings in their studios."

     >But here's the REEEEEALLY GOOD NEWS!!!

     >"As any parent of a budding string player can testify, there are real advantages to the
     >piano, such as tuning issues: The piano doesn't have any."

     >So there ya go. What is all this chatter about temperaments, ETDs, inharmonicity, etc?
     >For Heaven's sake, the Post has just declared that pianos have no tuning issues! Let's
     >go fishing!

     >Alan R. Barnard
     >Former St. Louisan at Large