noisy trichords

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: Del Gittinger <delgit@acc-net.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: noisy trichords


> I agree.  The engineer can use mike placement (the best method), type of
> mike, EQ, and processing equipment to control almost anything.  I
personally
> think that many recording engineers and producers have never really
listened
> to acoustic instruments "unplugged" - not being amplified.  I would
suggest
> that these people be required to attend piano recitals in small
auditoriums
> regularly to get their "ear" tuned.
>
> The string and brass sections on most pop recordings today don't sound
> anything like "real" instruments either.  (I know, I know. Much of the
time
> they are really digital samples of strings and brass. No excuse!)
>
> Del Gittinger, RPT
> Del's Music Studio, Marion, OH
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Electronic Instrument repairs including organs
> delgit@acc-net.com

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But only if the pianos they had to listen to had some real dynamics.  And
were actually in tune.

I sometimes think the modern piano manufacturers are now trying to emulate
the sound of the oft hard and linear sound of the typical recorded piano
these "engineers" insist on.  Instead of campaigning to get the dynamics of
the recorded piano sound back where it belongs.

Del (Fandrich)