There have been a number of threads on PianoWorld focused on the perceived ills of the industry and how to fix them. A number of the posters seem to think that manufacturers are idiots, with no marketing skills or sense of the industry. People come up with these expensive programs that “they” should do, with […]
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Rules to live by.
Always, (always) close your punching box.
They do things differently in Europe
I visited Berlin this spring, on my way to Vienna. While there I visited a small technician based Bosendorfer dealer in the former Eastern section. These guys have had the high level tech training typical of Europe trade crafts, studying and working at Bechstein. They approach some things differently, for example they have a bass […]
Greatest Music Festival in the World!
The Newport Music Festival in Newport RI is the best festival in the world, at least in my opinion. I’ve been going there for close to 30 years, first as a Bosendorfer technician, then as Yamaha Artist Services Director, now as friend. The magic of the festival is the genius of it’s General Director Mark […]
Great music…
I don’t think there is a piano in it, but TS, this is my blog. Schoenbergs Gurre-Lieder is some spectacularly beautiful music. If you are a romantic and don’t think you like the atonal stuff, then give this a listen. If I didn’t tell you who wrote it, you’d never guess. Also, try Verklarte Nacht
Christmas in July?
You could also say this is in the “my eyes were bigger than my stomach” category. I got tool obsessed while at the PTG convention in Kansas City and ordered a bunch of stuff from both Schaff and PianoTek. I’ve known the Johnson brothers at Schaff for decades and prefer them, but they don’t have […]