One of the greatest instruments to have ever been made is the Wurlitzer Electric Piano. Its complicated approach on amplifying the sound of a key striking a tine is unparalleled and nearly untouched. Quite possibly the most intriguing intricacy of this instrument is its innate ability to lose its tuning. Many things can cause this phenomenon...such as: hitting the keys too hard or jarring the instrument with a tough bump amongst many other things. Placing all these unique factors on an instrument can take it's toll and truly require an expert hand to salvage maintain its unscathed state. I was in a very un-unique position as the owner of one of these fine instruments when one of my keys went a bit flat a couple months ago. I at first ignored the problem and continued to play my parts as normal....as the problem persisted the note continued to get further and further out of tune. Following this I was forced to find different ways of playing many songs and this was a bummer.
Today I had the great fortunes of visiting one of the great keyboard technicians ever, he has built himself an incredible space with awesome help and is the deepest lover of vintage keyboards I have ever met. Watching my instrument get worked on was an unbelievable thrill and I wish that I had a comparable level of expertise .
Earlier today I was very concerned about being forced to play out of a computer this evening in Long Beach at one of our favorite hangouts-the one and only DiPiazza's. Instead I am thrilled to be fortunate enough to have the help of a really talented technician of sound. Thank you Mr. Rich
Also we have been working on a very interesting set for our show tomorrow evening at The Hotel Cafe. We will playing a couple songs that our very important to us that we seldom get the opportunity to play. If you are up to the challenge of staying out late...we would love to share the evening with you.
-Matt
No comments:
Post a Comment