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<DIV>Dear all</DIV>
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<DIV>A big thank you to Tim Conway for giving me a nudge to buy this book
(bought the audio book version), which is currently playing on the iPod.</DIV>
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<DIV>Romance On Three Legs is a most fascinating story about a pianist, his
instrument and the man who would tune CD318 and make sure it would fit the needs
and standards of GG. It is often forgotten that playing the piano was a very
tactile experience for GG and if you still think that all the humming,
conducting on that low chair was just showing off then please consider
again. Reckon that book will answer the question I had in the first place.
I also reckon you will not get that much new insight into GG as an artist per
se, but you will get a story previously untold. Highly recommended stuff !</DIV>
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<DIV>Pat</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=timcon@comswest.net.au
href="mailto:timcon@comswest.net.au">Timothy Conway</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 24, 2013 5:33 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=f_minor@glenngould.org
href="mailto:f_minor@glenngould.org">Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn
Gould.</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [f_minor] Perfectionism and
Deterioration</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Pat,
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<DIV>On 24/07/2013, at 3:29 AM, "Pat" <<A
href="mailto:pzumst@bluewin.ch">pzumst@bluewin.ch</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR
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come a man who was a prefectionist to the level of Control Freak when it came
to playing and recording his music hung on to the same piano for years, even
when it had been severely damaged in the early 70s and it would probably have
been cheaper and easier to find a new one that would fit the high standards of
Mr. Gould ? Instead he spent money on expensive repairs, renovations etc and
he even made a recording on that bleeding harpspiano or whatever that
monstrosity is called bacause CD318 was not available. Sheer sentimentality ?
Fear of the New Unknown Instrument ?</SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>It's all
explained in Katie Hafner's book, "A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's
Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano", Bloomsbury, ISBN-13: 978-1-59691-525-1,
possibly the best book about GG I have read.</DIV>
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<DIV>-- Tim Conway</DIV>
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