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Pianist Corner
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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
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Adult Beginners Forum
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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
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Adult Beginners Forum
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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
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Members Recordings - Pianist Corner
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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
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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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
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Piano Forum
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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
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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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
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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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.
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Piano Forum
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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
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Piano Forum
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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
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Pianist Corner
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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
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Pianist Corner
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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
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Piano Teachers Forum
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Originally Posted By: MinniemayI had a student make me an origami piano... Something like this specimen?
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Pianist Corner - Non Classical
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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
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Monica, this is an interesting piece. It takes patience as well as skill not to rush through those long holds. This is really a nice performance. Ganddalf, what a beautiful piece! I love this. Your experience shows. I doubt you will intimidate the b
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Pianist Corner
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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
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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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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Digital Pianos - Synths & Keyboards
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Originally Posted By: dooger94Are there any cheap speakers that would work good for this? No. Cheap and good do not usually go together. I would suggest going for good stuff right out of the gate instead of trying cheap first and then selling the
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Piano Teachers Forum
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Originally Posted By: NikolasToday she had her lesson, came in and had studies, yet when she lost it and I told her to start over, little by little she blushed and then she started crying. Nikolas, all sorts of fine advice or observations already,
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Digital Pianos - Synths & Keyboards
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Originally Posted By: anotherscottOriginally Posted By: Dave FerrisPerhaps the Yamaha CP33 or P155. ... My favorites are, in order- Yamaha CP5, Nord Piano 2 and Roland 700NX. I know all are in a different price and weight class though (with the exce
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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Originally Posted By: Herr Weiss I wanted to buy their exclusive tool, The StringerII, to make my repairs easier, but no, a big NO. I understand this company is not alone with this kind of thinking, there are others. I'm slowly honing my skills, bef
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Pianist Corner
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Soda, you are a legend. This definitely works!
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Pianist Corner
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Horowitz - 1941 Rach - 1940? Kapell - 1948 Lugansky Katsaris (WTF?) and many more that I can't remember...
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Piano Teachers Forum
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Originally Posted By: MinniemayYou cannot teach someone who doesn't want to learn. If they want to learn, they will practice. If they don't, that doesn't make you a bad teacher. It was in response to the teacher not working harder than the student.
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Digital Pianos - Synths & Keyboards
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Originally Posted By: peterwsBlimey, this has been running for some time . . . . I like the look of that rascal . . . Casio hit it out of the park with this one, Peter. It's my "Swiss Army Knife" board: it can do a little of everything
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