Re: sustain pedal problem on Kawai MP11 by drpharmer

BTW, I have only had this piano maybe 3 months, so it's not from sustained use....
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Re: Roland DP-603 Gaps between keys - help! by Rosewood17

Originally Posted by peterwsOriginally Posted by Rosewood17 FWIW Here are some photos of pianos that do not appear to have uniform gaps between the keys: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piano_Keyboard.jpg https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-piano-keyboa...
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Re: Piano Break In Period Length by Rich Galassini

Originally Posted by Ed FooteGreetings, I have been putting new actions in pianos at a university for 40 years, and it seems like it only takes one semester in the practice rooms for an action to go through 99% of the mechanical breaking-in that it will ever do. In the teachin...
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Re: Setback by outo

Originally Posted by malkinOriginally Posted by outo 1. There¨s a difference between hard and impossible to master.Some skills or rather abilities just cannot be learned "well enough" by everyone, What is well enough is of course a matter of definition. 2. Sometimes ...
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Re: The truth about the blues scales. by Finfan

Perhaps this is a gross oversimplification but I though the Blues Scale was a simple pattern. Tonic - 3 half steps - 2 half steps - 1 half step - 1 half step - 3 half steps - 2 half steps....
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Re: Steinway D Concert Grand by MacMacMac

And now we have a new member of the G.A.S. club. A new GASketeer! Welcome, friend. And hide your wallet! ...
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Re: No CLPs 575/585/675/685 or Kawai CA67 CA97 in Vancouver! by MacMacMac

I'm not sure this is true ...Originally Posted by peterwsA bit of a disappointment really to find out that, for £3-4k you only get the same sound thro' headphones as a model costing under half as much. CyberGene said:QuoteCA67 will be exactly the same as CS11 through headphones....
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Re: "40 Pieces A Year Club" for 2017 by bSharp(C)yclist

A few additions, added a video for Reflections. Will wait to put something on YouTube. For now, I'll forget it for a little while and come back to it. For whatever reason, this helps me to learn it better. Fascination is a fun piece from Alfred's. The Top? Well, it's a silly etud...
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Re: Nothing is too easy - A Beginner's Journey by Keselo

Continuing with rubato and dynamics This is a follow-up on my post from last week, when I first explored the use of dynamics and rubato in two pieces by Gurlitt. I was very enthusiastic, resulting in an overload of rubato throughout the pieces. Keystring very eloquently compared...
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Re: SS leg lock blocks by Gene Nelson

Originally Posted by BlazeboardWhy do you need to replace them ? It's not a replacement, it's a modification. The cam locks are old and woren and not up to par. Weak in comparison to the tapered blocks. As the piano gets moved quite a bit from storage to stage and back it's a saf...
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Brian Crain - Song for Sienna by TonyDIGITAL

Hello, this is a very nice piece that I'm so proud to be able to play it in full as a beginner. I've been learning since 1.5 years just finishing Alfred Adult Beginner 1. At measure 73, 3:10 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXJvSuUxnI I think he has modified the ending. Anybo...
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Re: Grotrian Steinweg Model 100 1960s by Piano*Dad

Have you played it? A 50-55 year old instrument could .... well, that reminds me of a line from a song .... QuoteAnd I was thinking to myself 'This could be heaven or this could be He11'...
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