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November 13, 2011
Dear Tim,
On behalf of all of us at Christ Presbyterian Church, I would like to thank you for the outstanding work you recently completed on our Baldwin piano! The reviews are in, and they are overwhelmingly positive. The touch and the sound are so vastly improved that it seems as though it might be a different instrument entirely, but no - there is the same beautiful instrument that has been gracing our Chapel since 1992!
Annetta Rosser would be thrilled to know that her lasting legacy is now an instrument more perfectly suited to its time and space. I know that her daughter, Edwenna, will be grateful to know that the generous gift she gave on her mother's behalf has been used to accomplish this. Your good advice as to what needed to be done, and the completion of the work by your skilled technicians have given our piano a wonderful new lease on life.
All best wishes for the continued success of Farley's House of Pianos - Madison is the better for it!
Most sincerely yours,
Kathleen Otterson, Director of Music & John A. Rafoth, Organist
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November 7, 2011
Dear Tim,
Thank you so much for the marvelous evening of music and friendship you gave us last weekend. Alan was amazing. It was great fun to hear everyone play!
And thank you especially for the phenomenal work you did on our piano. It is such a joy to play now - like never before. I feel so incredibly lucky to have such an exquisite instrument in my home. Thank you!
Best regards,
Christie Roberson
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July 15, 2011
Dear Tim and Rene,
Thank you so much for donating the use of your fabulous Steinway D at Overture this summer! It was fantastic to have such a beautiful, responsive instrument at my fingertips. And it matched the Capitol Theater piano so well. (As if that were a surprise!) The two-piano concerts were great, extremely well-received, and would not have been possible without your generous help. Thank you again! And thank you for coming to so many of our concerts - it was great to see you there!
With all best wishes always,
Jeffery Sykes
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April 19, 2011
Read a concert review from Jess Anderson for the Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung concert.
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July 2010
I walked into Farley's and was immediately charmed by its 'no-frills' atmosphere. The focus was clearly on the beautiful pianos they were selling and not a 'showy' showroom. It sounds silly, but that reassured me I was in the right store.
Amanda was a real delight to work with. I told her what I was looking for, which happened to be digital, and she immediately showed me some options. Being an amateur player myself, Amanda helped out by performing some classical works on each of the pianos I was considering. She even gave me a full tour of the warehouse and workshop just because I was curious to see their operations. I stopped back three times before I purchased and each time she was more than happy to help.
We're very pleased with our purchase! It looks great in the living room and we've had a lot of friends and family compliment and play our beautiful Kawai digital piano.
Danny Atwater & Joey Broyles
November 2009
Dear Kay,
Doug and I would like to thank you for helping us select and purchase our beautifully restored Mason & Hamlin piano. We appreciated how knowledgeable you were in the initial "tour" of Farley's. Your warmth and enthusiasm for the pianos was infectious.
When Doug arrived home the evening after the piano was delivered, he sat down on the bench immediately and played "Moonlight Sonata." I have to confess that, that afternoon after the delivery, I completely neglected all the other tasks I had planned for the rest of the day and sat at the piano with my new instruction book for two hours.
We consider ourselves blessed to be its current care-takers.
We feel so fortunate to have happened upon Farley's that Saturday afternoon in October. Thanks so much for your kindness and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Jones
(Owner of a restored Mason & Hamlin BB from 1910)
September 2009
I do want to say how much I have enjoyed your salon concerts. I have heard so many excellent concerts at Farley's House of Pianos. Each concert has been excellent & always the pianos, whether the solo instrument or the accompanying instrument, have been wonderful to hear.
Your recent Alessio Bax concert was absolutely stunning.
I hope you'll continue to inform me of your upcoming events. Your concerts with Alessio Bax, Paul Badura-Skoda, etc. have ranked right up there with the great Chicago concerts I heard years ago.
Sincerely,
Anita Nashlund
March 2009
Dear Tim,
We wanted to let you know that we are absolutely thrilled to have our Baldwin SD10 (1968 Model restored by you in 2002) in our Music Room. We "grew up" in graduate school at the Cincinnati Conservatory with Baldwins. Only doctoral students were allowed to perform on the SD10s there. This is a piano worthy of any concert stage! We always dreamed of having a grand piano such as this, let alone a concert grand, in our house! It is a joy to practice on it, prepare for upcoming concerts, and we also look forward to doing some recording on it. The action is unbelievably even and the damper pedal is very sensitive. The piano has a wonderfully full cantabile tone and a booming bass.
As my former piano teacher and mentor, Dr. Alexandra Pierce, (a very discriminating listener and owner of fine pianos) said when she heard our piano, "What a Beauty!"
We kind of "chanced upon" this piano one beautiful August summer day, driving through Madison on our way home from Dubuque, Iowa. It seems that "fate was on our side" that day when we discovered this wonderful piano at Farley's Pianos.
James and Susan McKeever
UW-Parkside Music Faculty Members
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