Do you play piano?

[David Andersen]

Hi kids----everybody's different; the greatest piano technician I've  
ever known personally doesn't play; many great technicians---Mark  
Schecter comes to mind----are awesome players. Every human is  
different, and we all express this gift we have in a unique way.  
Personally, I've been a professional musician and singer since I was  
12; although I never took a piano
lesson, I was classically trained on trombone and "street-and-rock-n- 
roll band-trained" on drums, guitar, slide guitar, and bass.

It's not about musical training and playing; it's about love, skills,  
commitment, and focus. It's all about listening---to the piano, to  
your clients, to your own intuition.
Best,
David Andersen


On Jun 3, 2007, at 7:15 AM, Tom Servinsky wrote:

> Not that you need to be fine player in order to achieve high levels  
> of technical  ability. But rather,developing a reasonable or  
> advance level of playing ability can benefit you in gaining a  
> greater appreciation and understanding of the finer aspects of fine  
> tuning, regulation, and voicing. For me, it's broadens your  
> understanding and empathy for the role we play for the pianists,  
> our customers.
> Tom Servinsky
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregor _" <karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 7:17 AM
> Subject: RE: Do you play piano?
>
>
>> >From: "Elwood Doss"
>>
>> Is not being able to play well a handicap?  I don't
>>> think it is for me.  As far as I know, I've had no dissatisfied
>>> customers.
>>
>>
>> You don´t have to play well. It´s enough to be able to play one or  
>> two songs. Perhaps it´s not a necessity but it´s a huge advantage.  
>> I remember situations when I regulated a piano and thought to have  
>> done everything correct. But playing that instrument showed me  
>> that there is something going wrong which I never would have  
>> noticed without playing.
>>
>> Gregor
>>
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