Yesterday and Tuesday were fraught filled.

Tuesday there was a mini family crisis – with four sisters and various in laws these happen from time to time.   However this one threw me and was pretty upsetting.  Oh well. 

My wonderful carpenter came by right on time as usual and dealt with the wood closet doors taking them off and sawing them – they we’re 10 ft –  so we could dispose of them. Of course now I have an idea of what to do with them.   Probably next week. 

Then late. – really 1030 – Tuesday night Steve the piano repair man came bearing a newly reconstructed lyre. He said they had to basically take it apart and put it together again. Its solid now. He spent some time putting it in place and settling it in.  Unfortunately it was too late to do any tuning but he did UNSTICK those pesky keys – e and f.  And bless him did some adjustments with the dampers.   So it looked very good.

And yesterday I had the first unencumbered practice session in months. Oh joy.  The piano is playing better than it has so far.

The bad news is that he said its not a very good instrument.  And that it never was. His advice is to sell it and get a steinway S model. That’s actually exactly what I want.   And so that means spending around 20K.   Phew. While I know that is appropriate in terms of range, its a big investment. Will have to put up with this one for now. Need to buy a car first.

Have been reading and looking at several Mozart sonatas. Read thru K 457 this morning. Wonderful work and with the fantasia a nice companion. But I wonder how often they are programmed together.

Its between that and the 576.  Ill read thru it tomorrow or Saturday and see what I think.   Sight-reading eats into my twohour practice block.

The allemande is cooing along. Reviewed the first half and started learning the second half.    Reviewed the sinfonia. 

Should look at some schubert or Schumann and another nocturne or maybe start on the etudes.

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