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The story can fill liner nots but not a book, although Carmi wrote one. IMO they could have made a great Hollywood movie from it. It has one man's passion for an object totally destroying his life. Remember that I got the archive from his family because they didn't want to here about this piano anymore. He was crazy about this piano. He was a piano builder and the personal tuner for a great pianist although I don't remember who at this time. That's how he got to see the piano before the war if I remember. Anyway, it's an amazing story. I must say I get very encouraged bythe response of the listers. Also, I think cd baby is a good place to explore. shai Schooley, John wrote: > If the story is as fascinating as you say, I would like to see some > extensive liner notes and photos, or even a small book if there is > enough information to fill one, should you decide to release anything. > Perhaps a book and cd combo, like CaseQuarter did with their Rev. Utah > Smith release? (That is the first example that springs to mind, I know > there are others...) > > With cds getting more difficult to sell, some non-downloadable "added > value" might help. The story sounds quite interesting, and I would be > curious to know more. > > -JS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shai Drori > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:10 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte > > The story is even weirder than she writes it, but it's too long to > print. Carmi went nuts over this piano and neglected his family because > of it. When both he and his wife passed away the family gave me the > archive "threatening it's either me or the bin. They just didn't want to > > have anything to do with it anymore. When I arrived to collect the > archive it was their small apartment and one room was just shelves and > shelves or reels. > > From the posts I see here I am wondering if maybe I should reissue some > > of these recordings. There is a lot of rubbish but of the 1000+ reels > there are some gems. Do you think there will be a market for it? I don't > > need to sell much to recover the costs. > > Shai > > Tom Fine wrote: > >> Is this information about the piano somewhat accurate? >> >> >> > http://sueannsnwprblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/story-of-siena-pianoforte.ht > ml > >> Surprisingly, no entry at Whacky Packia. >> >> -- Tom Fine >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" >> > <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 5:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte >> >> >> >>> The story is told on one of the reels by the person who found the >>> piano and dedicated his life to it, Avner Carmi. I have copies of the >>> > > >>> counterpoint recordings and some of the master copies. but also many >>> masters Carmi made himself at studio in NYC. I assume they were top >>> notch studios since they used "Dolby a301 stretched", which I am >>> guessing was not in every studio around. >>> >>> Michael Biel wrote: >>> >>>> In the late 50s or early 60s there was a TV show about the piano >>>> dramatizing the early history of it, the covering of it with plaster >>>> > > >>>> or cement to protect it during WW II, it being discovered by some >>>> soldiers at liberation, it being used -- still covered -- at a >>>> soldiers' club, and it being re-discovered when a piece of the >>>> plaster was knocked off revealing the ornate carving. They >>>> concluded with a short concert being played live on the piano. The >>>> program was probably on the Armstrong Circle Theatre, DuPont Show of >>>> > > >>>> the Month, or a similar docudrama anthology series. I then started >>>> picking up the records of it as they started hitting the Sam Goody >>>> 99 cent bins. >>>> >>>> Mike Biel [log in to unmask] Steven Smolian wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Counterpoint label recordings are owned by the Everest >>>>> > interests. > >>>>> Steven Smolian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" >>>>> <[log in to unmask]> >>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:03 PM >>>>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have any information about the Siena Pianoforte? A few >>>>>> > > >>>>>> years ago I received the complete archive of the recordings made >>>>>> on it including all masters and rights. I am now starting a >>>>>> process of sifting through the boxes. according to the lists that >>>>>> > > >>>>>> came with the tapes some of the greatest pianists of the day >>>>>> recorded on this piano (Glen Gould for example). I have one book >>>>>> but it's in German so it's of no use to me. Does anyone know where >>>>>> > > >>>>>> I can find a grant to help pay for the digitization of this >>>>>> archive? Feel free to ping me off list. >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Shai >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> > >