Good point! I cringe to hear old jazz recordings where they probably jammed all night, THEN said, "Hey, that sounds good...let's record it! Although some of the best musical jazz moments might have been lost if they waited until the piano tech came and did his/her thing!! ;>) Probably true for lots of musical history now forever embedded in our minds and in eternal recordings. I've done lots of jams where I wished, after the fact, that we had been recording. Just beautiful music that only we and God enjoyed! But hey...who better to play for?? But very true, Jim. It gives us a very good sense of what we DONT want! Also a good basis to work from. The perfect "zone of agreement" ( a term I learned from being a Political Science major in college) of what sounds good is, and always will be, indeed, a "zone"! Some like it hot...some like it cold.... Balance and consistency from note to note is my primary focus, and I tend to lean toward the "biting" edge (not harsh by any means) rather than mellow sound when it comes to a stage/performance piano. However, in my home...I like a mellower tone so as to not overdo it for me or any listening audience! Just my 2 cents. Paul From: <jimfrazee at msn.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: 07/21/2009 04:03 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Favorite Piano Recordings Rob, I would add that listening to almost any artist recording is a help, even the less-than-good/bad ones. Why? Because you can begin to "hear" sounds you don't like, too - also a valuable tool. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090721/75710167/attachment-0001.htm>
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