[CAUT] Celesta

[Don Mannino]

Eric,
 
I looked over a new Schiedmayer Celesta at the NAMM show a couple of
weeks back.  It was a beautiful sounding instrument with (if I remember
right) 4 octaves range, but the action did not seem well regulated to
me.  I'm not too knowledgeable about these, but you could make many
notes block if you pressed hard after playing.  I don't think it was
meant to be that way . . . 
 
I could see inside, and the action seemed more complex than necessary,
but I assumed that this is because of the arrangement of rather large
tone bars in this big instrument.
 
The really, really nice tone is what stayed in my mind.
 
Sorry, I haven't seen a Yamaha celesta.
 
Don Mannino

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:59 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Celesta



Hi All,

 

I'd be interested in hearing comments anyone might have in comparing a
Schiedmayer celesta to the Yamaha celesta. I know the Yamaha has an
action more like a piano action and therefore might be a bit more
"pianist friendly" to play and more "technician friendly" to service.
How does it stack up tonally? 

 

I'm a rather reluctant (but capable) caretaker for a couple of
over-the-hill Schiedmayers and am just wondering...

 

Eric

 

Eric Wolfley, RPT

Director of Piano Services

College-Conservatory of Music

University of Cincinnati

 

 

 

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