That's what the symphony in San Angelo had. "Thought" it was only 9' but I've been wrong before. ;-) The rebuilders who did it called it Mason & Heavy!! LOL On Sep 10, 2010, at 2:10 PM, "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote: > Jim- > > It was the big one, 9'4" or so. CC? > > Ed S. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu> > To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:26 PM > Subject: RE: [CAUT] CAUT Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23 > > > Ed, > > This may be a partial answer to a D I have. What size M&H was it? > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Sutton > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 7:15 AM > To: chris at csollidaypiano.com; caut at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23 > > Chris- > > I have played the big Mason & Hamlin with the carbon fiber shanks. > > My sense was that it gave me more power and control than I usually have. > > I felt the sound was brighter than I like. What surprised me was that within > that brightness, there was a range of timbre that I could control easily. > The clarity and promptness of attack reminded me, in an odd way, of playing > a clavichord. This may be another way of saying the sustain begins sooner. > > Bruce Clark said these qualities were definitely the result of the new > action parts, the piano sounded different with wooden action parts. He also > said the "edge" would be mellowed in a large hall, that he intended this to > be a piano for a big auditorium. > > My sense is that Bruce prefers a brighter sound than I like, or that this is > his choice for M & H's in the showroom. He said an attempt to offer a choice > of warmer voicing had not been well-received by dealers. > > I really like the promptness of response in the carbon fiber shanks. I would > hope that for me, and for smaller pianos and rooms, the sound can be > mellowed. > > Ed Sutton > >
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