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    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-30-2020 10:26
    I had a request from one of our musicologists.  She is seeking a documentary on 19th century pianos.  Many of the videos and other sources out there are concerned with the whole of piano history but she is wishing to concentrate on the above subject.  

    Any thoughts?

    Mike Reiter, RPT


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    Michael Reiter
    Eugene OR
    541-515-6499
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    Posted 08-30-2020 10:57
    The American Musical Instrument Society (amis.org) might help; its members include many piano historians.
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    Michael Reiter
    I had a request from one of our musicologists.  She is seeking a documentary on 19th century pianos.  Many of the videos and other sources out there are concerned with the whole of piano history but she is wishing to concentrate on the above subject. 

    Any thoughts?

    Mike Reiter, RPT


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  • 3.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-30-2020 13:37
    Maybe the musicologist should go visit the Frederick's collection and bring someone to videotape their visit. They will get an ocean of information (and have many piano to inspect and play), assuming the Frederick's aren't suffering from laryngitis on that day.
    http://www.frederickcollection.org/

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    Patrick Draine
    Billerica MA
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  • 4.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-31-2020 08:27
    Bill Shull knows a lot about the transition period 1860ish -1880ish  and has been documenting many instruments from that period.
    bdshull@aol.com



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    David Stanwood
    Stanwood Piano Innovations Inc.
    West Tisbury MA
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  • 5.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-31-2020 18:36
    Actually, Mike Reiter HIMSELF knows a lot about 19th century pianos.  He's a great person for his present position at Eugene!   But his question is about a video presentation on the subject.  

    As far as resources to visit, Period Piano Collection (Period Piano Center) is expanding in square footage, and will soon be able to exhibit a greater assortment of 19th century pianos, from the early Beethoven Broadwood through to the later Schweighofer, Bosendorfer and Erard.  www.periodpiano.org 

    Mike's faculty member asks a great question.  Eva Badura-Skoda hosted video, The Pianoforte, Indiana University Press, which was  excellent for its, and a good part of it covers the 19th century piano.  It is very Viennese-piano centered.    And it's pretty dated now.   

    I'd love to be a part of such a production, and include pianists I've worked with in the past, such as David Kim, Stephen Lee, and Gwendolyn Mok.  \

    For us techs, a good start is Malcolm Bilson's recent article in the Journal, which advocates for the diversity of period performance all the way through the 19th century, 



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  • 6.  RE: Video

    Posted 08-31-2020 09:00
    Mike-
    "19th century pianos" is a rather big topic!
    It might help if she could tell a little more about what she is looking for.

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    Ed Sutton
    ed440@me.com
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  • 7.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-31-2020 12:28
    Thanks for all the great suggestions.  I have three pianos here to help her out in her quest a JB Streicher, and Erard and an 1840ish Broadwood.  

    Yes, certainly the topic is overly broad but so was the description of the request.  

    I loved the field trip idea above and would not mind doing that myself.  Perhaps after the Covid mess.

    Mike

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    Michael Reiter
    Eugene OR
    541-515-6499
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  • 8.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-31-2020 13:16
    Hi, Mike,

    I remember going to a special piano-themed exhibit that happened when PTG had a convention in Washington several years ago. The link below takes you to their collection, but there may be video resources as well. When I was in NE, I bought a boxed set of slides with a book about historical pianos. They may have updated that.

    Here's the link:


    Richard West





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  • 9.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-31-2020 13:26
    Mike,

    Also, I've been to a couple of great museums dedicated to musical instruments of all kinds. They both have a significant variety of pianos. 

    Music Instrument Museum in Phoenix: mim.org
    Shrine to Music Museum in South Dakota:   https://www.usd.edu/fine-arts/national-music-museum

    Richard West





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  • 10.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 09-03-2020 11:27
    I do not know if Wim Winters is a respected scholar or not but I enjoy his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AuthenticSound/videos

    It has a big variety of pre-industrial instruments played and recorded well.

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    Wesley Owen
    Evanston IL
    847-257-5554
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  • 11.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 09-03-2020 11:29
    There is also this short series from WFMT in Chicago:

    https://www.youtube.com/user/WFMTradio

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    Wesley Owen
    Evanston IL
    847-257-5554
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  • 12.  RE: Video

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 09-06-2020 21:15
    Many thanks to all of you as this list really helps.  

    Mike

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    Michael Reiter
    Eugene OR
    541-515-6499
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