> jphouweling wrote: > > I am interested in the piano that Horowitz played on. > Could anyone tell me the dw/uw of his piano. I understand > it was a hamburg steinway that had to be modified. Does > anyone know how it was done and/or the design of this > action. > > thank you from delta B.C. > jack I am not sure how it got to be in that state, perhaps a bit of wear over the years alongside of some alterations done on purpose. I do know that the touch was so light you could almost blow the keys down like you blow out a candle on a birthday cake. I got to play it a bit in Seattle before NY Steinway decided to misrepresent Horowitz life by changing the piano back to a more Stein-way of doing things. I also know that Franz Mohr was after Horowitz for years to get the hammers changed as they were worn down to the wood in the high treble, and otherwise so many reshapings that the hammers were approaching Ed McMorrows ideas about hammers. Also I remember that Franz's voicing techniques were a bit off standard. He said he only works with the crown area of the hammer and that it was not in his experience that one needed to work with any other area of the hammer much at all. I'm sure many others will pipe in with what they know on this. RicB
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