On 15-aug-04, at 22:27, Richard Brekne wrote: > I asked the famous Japanese pianotechs Mr. Ono and Mr. Takahara > about this too whilst I was in Japan this summer, and they both > immediatly responded along the lines... "but of course-- didnt you > know that ???"... tho to this day I have yet to find a satisfactory > explaination for why the height of the backcheck can influence the > openess of the tone of the piano. And indeed, that's the funny thing, nobody has of yet been able to give a satisfactory explanation about this issue. I myself learned this from Tsuji-san, a tuning celebrity who is retired now. He demonstrated this during the concert course and I could not believe my ears. It is one of the magic tools we carry with us in our heads. Thanks, Ricardo, my friend, for reminding me. P.S. Takehara-san was called 'the magician' because he was able to make an action lighter by just a few turns of his tools. Ono-san (the teacher) was the gentleman and he spoke English the best of all because he had served in England for about 6 years. Tsuji-san was the one who loved to talk about Italy and he shared an espresso with me every morning, jsu to get the feel of Italy...mann oh mannnn............. > friendly greetings from André Oorebeek Amsterdam - The Netherlands www.concertpianoservice.nl www.grandpiano.nl "where music is, no harm can be"
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