[CAUT] Compare, contrast, critique, anyone?

[Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)]

Hi Kent,

I generally agree with what Fred says below about piano # 3...a little
too glassy in the top end but pretty nice. Pianos #1 and #3 both sound
like hard-pressed hammers, #2 sounds like a NY Steinway. #3 sounds a lot
like our Bosendorfer Imperial here at CCM. If someone put a gun to my
head and I had to guess, #1 could be a Yamaha. The pianist in recording
# 2 didn't seem to have had as much coffee as the other two...

Eric

Eric Wolfley, RPT
Director of Piano Services
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Fred Sturm
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:40 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Compare, contrast, critique, anyone?

HI Kent,
	All are quite nice. I prefer the third, bbpt, overall, except
for the  
top octave, which is a little too glassy for my taste. A little, mind  
you, but I prefer the top octave of the other two. I don't mind the  
sound per se, but it doesn't fit with the rest of the instrument,  
sticks out too much. Lovely clarity, a very nice sound, even, a good  
range of color, a piano I would be drawn to.
	The first (bbgs) is on the subdued side, very nice but seeming
to  
lack punch.
	The second (bbig) has a little too much edge in the lower to mid

range to my taste. The overall sound is  not as appealing.
	All this based on listening through my laptop speakers.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Jun 5, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Kent Swafford wrote:

> Anyone care to listen to 3 Flights of the Bumblebee, and say what  
> you think of each?
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> http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbgs.mp3
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> http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbig.mp3
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> http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbpt.mp3
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> Kent
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