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Proud Owner of a Vintage Kawai KG-5 Grand
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pianissimo...
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Adult Beginners Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Recital #30 --- General Discussion Room by MaryBee @ 57 seconds ago

48. ElleC (Michelle) - Aria (Bist Du Bei Mir) That was wonderful! Your strong music background is apparent. A beginner usually has enough to worry about just getting to the right the notes, but you're taking care of the rhythm, dynamics, tempo, and
Piano Forum
Jump to new posts Proud Owner of a Vintage Kawai KG-5 Grand by AZ_Astro @ 4 minutes 16 seconds ago

Wow - what a weekend. My son and I have been playing digital grand piano keyboards for the past year and a half. We have had a marvelous time. We have been looking for some time for an acoustic, and I "thought" we were headed towards a
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Jump to new posts Re: New Levitan Tuning Lever by kpembrook @ 6 minutes 57 seconds ago

Originally Posted By: Mark R.Keith, two litmus tests for your response above. 1) Does your business sell the New Levitan Lever, and if so, by how much is it marked up from the $55 that technicians pay for it? 2) Even if I own other tuning levers and
Piano Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Kawai Model 123E-P by re22 @ 16 minutes 43 seconds ago

Originally Posted By: PianoWorksATLOriginally Posted By: re22*bump* Originally Posted By: KawaiDonNever heard of it. Don's reply is an answer to your question. He would know. The information supplied is somehow incorrect. Please go back to the s
Piano Teachers Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Pollyanna thread by Nikolas @ Yesterday at 12:00 AM

1. My 9 year old son decided to go for my work "Obsessions, bsessions, sessions" for our upcoming recital. It's the third work in the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTFz-6G-SY And he's actually doing it! I keep complaining to hi
Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: Can classical audiences act like jazz audiences? by Polyphonist @ Yesterday at 11:54 PM

Originally Posted By: Peter K. MoseMy partner and I just looked at each other dumbfounded, and withheld our applause until after the closing Agnus dei. Not to thumb our nose at our seatmates, or at a very capable conductor, but simply to be respectfu
Piano Teachers Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Angry student...... by Polyphonist @ Yesterday at 11:52 PM

Originally Posted By: piano2I think a big part of our job is to help children learn how to show respect to adults. I think a bigger part of the job is to help children learn how to play the piano. Teachers are not there to discipline children or t
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Originally Posted By: bkw58Originally Posted By: MaximillyanOriginally Posted By: bkw58Originally Posted By: MaximillyanOriginally Posted By: bkw58Originally Posted By: Maximillyan[quote=daniokeeper]Here are a few videos I found. It may be better to
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
UPDATE! I went ahead and got one of the top techs around to come by and WOW, now this IS how my piano should have been. No more "thumping" or knocking keys. He had to shave some sections that were uneven to fix that then also adjust inside
Member Recordings
Jump to new posts Re: Chopin Etude op 10 no 3 - thoughts? by PianogrlNW @ Yesterday at 11:36 PM

I think there are 3 things to work on: 1. bring out the melody in the RH, 2, don't over pedal, and 3. you are holding some notes too long - work with a metronome to get the note values correct. It's a really beautiful piece and if you address these
Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: Sonata Form - Hadyn F major 23 - Help! by Schubertslieder @ Yesterday at 11:31 PM

Hello, Sorry to hear about your trouble with this piece. I only wish to add a brief outline of this Haydn sonata to simply aid in your studies, so I am not being very specific with measure numbers. I still do hope you find my post helpful. Ex
Adult Beginners Forum
Jump to new posts Re: MOYD 2013 by ClsscLib @ Yesterday at 11:30 PM

Originally Posted By: AimeeOWe should have purity rings! Ha! Hold onto it, ClsscLib! Thanks, AimeeO -- you inspired me to preserve my purity! I snuck into the Allerton Hotel after dinner, where they have a clapped-out old Young Chang upright, and
Adult Beginners Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Just for those totally devoted to Chopin by Elene @ Yesterday at 11:27 PM

So have you played before on your own, johnnysd? You must have, as this is far from a beginning piece. Hope you enjoy your lessons! Elene
Members Recordings - Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: Beethoven Sonata 16 in G by Old Man @ Yesterday at 11:25 PM

Originally Posted By: careyOriginally Posted By: Old ManOriginally Posted By: DamonOriginally Posted By: Orange Soda KingThis is the same guy as Party Pianist from a long time ago (it has been proved) By whom? I think the "proof" was bas
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Lowering the strike-point on an upright? by Steven Bolstridge @ Yesterday at 11:25 PM

There are usually four vertical lag type bolts with round tops that the action brackets rest on. Take the action out and tighten all the bracket screws. Lower the middle two support bolts about a quarter inch or so so that the action is only support
Piano Forum
Jump to new posts Re: New Kawai RX3 Blak by Carbonblob @ Yesterday at 11:23 PM

oh oh, I didn't realize this would take it back to the top of the topic list. Sorry folks. I'll post in a day or two under a new thread with just the pix of the 2 pianos (since I know how to post pictures now).......blob
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Jump to new posts Re: 50 Yr. Old Steinway L Gets New "Do" by Bill Bremmer RPT @ Yesterday at 11:22 PM

Yes, it was the damper up-stop rail Andy was talking about (although I think I just called it the damper stop rail). The damper guide rail is the piece that the damper wires run through. I often tell people of the importance of the adjustment of th
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Jump to new posts Re: So in tune that it sounds terrible by Emmery @ Yesterday at 11:22 PM

A great pianist can make a boring sterile piano come alive to some degree. I had the humbling experience of a phenom pianist play on a piano I've had for over 20 years and I can truly say I had never heard it sound that way before.
Piano Forum
Jump to new posts Re: unknown piano make by bgisbrecht @ Yesterday at 11:20 PM

I also have a Hartzell upright piano with the Warren PA on it as well. With my search so far, it is either made by Bennett of Warren PA before they were bought out by Haddorff in 1900. From what I can see, there are TWO Hartzell pianos (until pro
Piano Forum
Jump to new posts Re: New Betsy Ross tuning questions. by hotcat @ Yesterday at 11:19 PM

Originally Posted By: Rich GalassiniI often wonder how many young pianists would never have gotten a chance to start playing without having this type of instrument available. So very true. My mother learned on a Betsy Ross spinet, and then my siste
Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: New Visitors and Lurkers Please Read... by Polyphonist @ Yesterday at 11:17 PM

Originally Posted By: ChrisCrumbI love romantic era classical music especially- chopin, some debussy, liszt, schubert, and rachmaninoff... Did you know that you made 8 capitalization errors in just that little excerpt? I love the works of all tho
Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: pianissimo... by Polyphonist @ Yesterday at 11:11 PM

Originally Posted By: KuanpianoWith stuff like Un Sospiro, try to give less definition to each individual note, and play the arpeggios or cadenza runs as smooth motions. This will keep the sound light, which will help you get a pianissimo effect. Go
Pianist Corner - Non Classical
Jump to new posts Re: Please recommend me some Jazz CDs for a newcomer by BillDunaJazzPiano @ Yesterday at 10:56 PM

Jazz has a wide spectrum of music. If your interested in Piano I would offer to start with Art Tatum, move up to Oscar Peterson, Swing Style, then listen to Bill Evans, Conversational Style. In addition, Chick Corea brings an element of Fusion of o
Pianist Corner
Jump to new posts Re: Alternative to Private Lessons by Peter K. Mose @ Yesterday at 10:50 PM

Another alternative is a residential piano camp or workshop. These have been talked about quite a bit on this board. Along with two colleagues, I lead one each July in rural Massachusetts, on the campus of Williams College. But my vote would be for
Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
Jump to new posts Re: Upright hammer felt too soft? by Ed McMorrow, RPT @ Yesterday at 10:33 PM

You should see string marks in the hammer surface soon after the hammers have been played 20-30 times. If you finish shaping the hammer with 220 it will shorten all the fibers that are sticking up. You don't want to leave the surface too rough. You
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