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Schumann Fantasy played by Gabrilowitsch
By Jim Heyworth

Hello Greg,  This Ampico roll set was recut by Harold Powell in the
1970s so there should be a few around and possibly some paired with
particularly nice pianos.  In this regard, I hope someone else speaks
up.

I have this set but I'm also a bit of a nitpicker and my piano isn't
100%.  For this reason I would defer to others to make a recording if
they can be found.  One of the worst things that can happen is to have
a lovely performance ruined by a poorly-operating/tuned piano.

The fellow who does action servicing for me is all tied up with
Christmas concerts at the moment (he's the local do-everything-musical
guy, and very good at it) so I don't expect to have the piano up to
"reasonably good" condition until early in the new year.

Nevertheless, if there are no other takers, I will be happy to record
a cassette of the rolls for you, preferably when the piano is in
better shape.

Best regards,

Jim Heyworth,
Sechelt, B.C., Canada


(Message sent Wed 10 Dec 2003, 07:45:35 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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