Hello all, this is Amilcar M. Ubiera (chopin952). I am a computer game programmer with Vicious Cycle Software, Inc in Morrisville, North Carolina. I am also an amateur classical pianist interested in meeting local and online musicians.

Here are links to various sites and links of interests:

Personal

• YouTube
  
• MySpace
• FaceBook
• LinkedIn
• Classical Lounge
• Friends:
  • Alden Filion: Über Artist.
  • Squirrel: Software and Thought Philosophizer.
  • LilyLady: Gardening and Pianist Extraordinaire.

Games Development

• My Published Games
• Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.
• GamaSutra
• GameDev
• Adrenaline Vault

Piano

My Piano Search

• Comparison Chart: Pianos I tested during my search.
• Test Pieces: Pieces that I used to test piano action and sound. 
• Brand Impressions: Brands I tested and my impressions.
• Showrooms: Showrooms I visited.
• My Piano: New York Steinway & Sons Model B (1997).
  • My Technician: Phil Romano: Concert Steinway Technician.

Admired Pianists

• Valentina Listisa (1978?-)
• Zoltán Kocsis (1952-)
• Daniel Barenboim (1942-)
• György Cziffra (1929-1994)
• Bella Davidovich (1928-)
• Earl Wild (1915-)
• Jorge Bolet (1914-1990)
• Claudio Arrau (1903-1991)
• Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

Sheet Music

• Classical:
  • International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) (Temporarily Unavailable).
  • The Mutopia Project
  • The Sheet Music Archive
  • Free Sheet Music from Polymnia
  • The Horowitz Scores Online: Rare resource for Horowitz transcriptions and originals.
  • Every Note: Individual Purchasable Downloads
• Daniel Brown's Nintendo Game Piano Music
• Video Game Sheet Music

Forums

• PianoWorld: Home of the famous piano forums
• ABF Chopin Amateur Recital
• Well Tempered Forums
• Piano Facts
• The New Coffee Room
• Piano Street
• Piano Society

Technical

• Piano Technicians Guild
• PTG Forum Archives
• Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding by Arthur A. Reblitz (book)

Piano Shopper Links

• PianoMart: Largest online source that I have found for used pianos mostly sold by individuals.
• eBay: Search for your desired brands, communicate with the seller, and travel to see the piano.
• Allegro Pianos (CT): Many high quality brands.
• Beethoven Pianos (NY): Popular NY showroom.
• Faust Harrison Pianos (NY): Highly recommended rebuilt S&S and M&H pianos.
• Chupps Pianos (IN): Large rebuild inventory.
• Piano Exchange: Auctions and classifieds.
• Hopper Piano & Organ (NC): Respected Steinway & Sons dealer.
• Rick Jones Pianos (DC): Large inventory of quality new and used instruments with great warranty.
• All About Pianos (MT): VIP treatment for the serious new Bösendorfer, used S&S buyer, and much more.
• Ruggero Piano (NC): Excellent family owned showroom exhibiting high-end brands.
• Harl Pianos (VA): Elegant showroom for high quality brands.
• Piano Craft (MD): M&H, Blüthner, Steingraeber & Söhne, Estonia, and more.
• Jordan Kitts (VA/MD)

Local to North Carolina

• Classical Voice of North Carolina
• Raleigh Piano Teachers Association

Miscellaneous Links

• Musical Terms
• Ed Ting's Yamaha C6 and other Piano Reviews: 1, 2

Quotes

• I will be playing a Steinway. I love it more than any other. It is more mellow, more like the human voice.
  --Vladimir Horowitz
• Steinway & Sons - A Diamond in the Rough
  --Amilcar