---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Duh. I "thought" that's what I was referring to! Sorry, I forgot. No, I'm not going to go there. I'm very definitely OVER this stupid thread! I'll behave myself now! Avery At 06:24 PM 9/24/04, you wrote: >Conrad said: >'Tis true that concert artists encounter a wide variety of conditions out >on the trail, but you have to have good technique BEFORE you can adapt to >abherrations. > > >**Very well put! That is very true. Now tell that to Avery and the others. >Matthew > >Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu> wrote: >At 15:45 9/24/2004 -0700, you wrote: > >Is that a piano tech term? > > > >Matthew > > > >Avery Todd wrote: > >Bull hockey! > > > >Avery > > > >Well, actually, it is "bull hockey pucks" but Avery was gentleman enough to >shorten it. > >The sentiment is probably shared by all CAUTs who labor under the >apparently mistaken notion that well maintained pianos, rather than >overcoming a piano's shortcomings, is the path to true enlightenment. > >'Tis true that concert artists encounter a wide variety of conditions out >on the trail, but you have to have good technique BEFORE you can adapt to >abherrations. > >Technique learned on a bad piano is bad technique. Example: If you are >learning a piece which calls for you to do a trill on two notes, one of >which has has the hammer tail dragging on the backcheck ever so slightly, >you will learn to favor one note. When you get to a well regulated piano, >your trill will be VERY lopsided. > > >Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS. >Decorah, IA > >- Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated >Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. >- Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor >- American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/31/95/ec/e3/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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