piano differences

[Peter KESTENS]

James,

I think that's very simple: I suppose this competition taks place in a
concertroom, not at all in a small recording studio; the bigger the place,
thebigger your piano has to be to produce a sound that can fill your room
completely.
The second reason is: I still have to see the first small grand with the
same full sound as a concert one; comparing the bass registers of the two
piano's will tell you enough.  and do the same thing with the soprano, I'm
shure you'll here the differences.
Please give me also some feedback.

Peter

P.S. I don't tell this with the ears of a tech, but with those of a trained
pianist and pianoteacher.
't MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENATELIER
PETER KESTENS
BELGIUM
KESTENS.P@DEBCOM.BE
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: James Grebe <pianoman@inlink.com>
Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Datum: zaterdag 31 januari 1998 4:49
Onderwerp: piano differences


>Dear list,
>One of the things that experimentors and designers like Del talk about is
>the sameness of most modern pianos and how that is a detriment to the
>trade.  I believe one reason why that is true is because of the state that
>classical music is in presently.
> Last year at the Van Cliburn competition we were told that they were 3
>basic pianos represented, Syeinway, Hamburg Steinway, and Kawai.  As I
>remember the American Steinway was the most chosen except for solo use
>where the Hamburg was used some.  Why not the Kawai.  I believe that the
>artists know that to win they have to subscribe to what they believe is the
>winning sound, the American Steinway.  It doesn't matter that another make
>might be better or different.  The critics are listening to one thing, the
>Steinway sound.  Because the participants know this they perform on the
>same.  Claqssical music is so narrow of a range as far as sound goes that
>it isn't funny any more.  In order to be taken seriously you have to
>perform on a B or D.  Nothing else seems to matter.  I'm sure that there
>are other pianos out there which can do a suitable job for the music.  And
>who says you have to have a 7-9' piano to always perform these works.
>There are many 6' pianos that are just as capable except for the low bass
>as the 7-9' pianos.  Why can't we hear classical works on the more popular
>size pianos that the average person can afford.
>Does anyone else have any thoughts on this.  I am curious.
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