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DREAM PIANO: Overview and Acknowledgments

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

My two-year long romp on the piano finding trail with York as my professional companion and consultant had been worth all the time spent in, around and under pianos. How else would I have acquired knowledge about the piano’s harp, or cast iron plate were it not for his having the bravado to dismantle it… Continue reading DREAM PIANO: Overview and Acknowledgments

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A Battle of two Steinways, a Yamaha, and a spoiler Petrof

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

A few years ago, I journeyed to the local Fresno piano dealership to make retail price comparisons with used pianos sold in the private party marketplace. The store, located on Ashlan and Fresno Street had an impressive array of Steinways, Boston and Essex pianos, as well as Yamaha studio upright models and other brands. An early… Continue reading A Battle of two Steinways, a Yamaha, and a spoiler Petrof

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Is the Acoustic Piano Culture at Risk?

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I'm worried. I drove over to Fresno Piano on Ashlan this afternoon after my return from the Bay area. With an instant camera tucked in my pocket, I would prove my point that acoustic pianos were on their way out and digitals were fast taking over the marketplace. Even before I reached my destination, I… Continue reading Is the Acoustic Piano Culture at Risk?

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Under the spell of Vladimir Horowitz

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Claudia S., one of my hard-working piano students, paused during a recital rehearsal to sample a collection of Steinway grands housed in the parlor of the Fresno Piano store on Ashlan. The instruments on display ranged from the model "M," about 5'7" in dimension to the "L," nearly 6.' A particular piano was a facsimile… Continue reading Under the spell of Vladimir Horowitz