---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Barbara, I may just send this to the chair of our piano department! :-) Avery At 07:20 PM 1/24/05, you wrote: >John, > >Your post made me laugh, because I've experienced that a few times. The >most noticeable was when I was (new) on staff at a university. I remember >being absolutely horrified at a recital after having spent a lot of energy >on voicing the instrument. I said to the (piano) faculty member sitting >next to me, "Man, I really thought the piano sounded better than that!" > >"It's not the piano," was his reply. > >"Oh..............good." I still had my job. :-) > > >Barbara Richmond > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:bjsilva001@comcast.net>Bec and John >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:09 PM >Subject: Re: Bozie sound > >Hi Joe, > >Or perhaps the Bosendorfer just revealed the "wannabe"-ness of this local >concert artist! So many pianists have a terrible tone, including many >well-known ones. That a performer may sound better on one piano vs. >another is not necessarily a reflection on the capabilities of the piano. > >- John > > ><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Yup! They do make a lot of sound. >Muddy, garbled noise IMO! Of course, that is just my opinion, which is >based on several attempts by one of the local "wannabe" Concert artist, >who insisted on Bozies and then had to deal with extremely bad reviews. >The reviewer hated the sound as well. I agreed with him and still >do.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily> ><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>One thing you need to take into >consideration, most U.S. Concert Halls have poor, if not, Bad acoustics, >compared to the ones in Europe.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily> ><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Best Regards,<?/smaller><?/fontfamily> ><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Joe Garrett, >R.P.T.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9a/77/2e/aa/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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