M&H uprights/ Re: Jack Wyatt - G Scale M&H

[Stephen Airy]

If I was a piano manufacturer/dealer I wouldn't
make/sell grands smaller than those with the same
length or shorter strings, or same or less soundboard
area than my uprights.

--- Charles Neuman <piano@charlesneuman.net> wrote:
> Can someone briefly describe what the "G Scale"
> upright is, and how it
> differs from the Model 50 upright?
> 
> I'm a big M&H fan these days. After several years of
> piano shopping, I
> ended up getting a new M&H Model 50 upright. I found
> one that sounds
> better than I thought any vertical could sound. I
> don't know if it's the
> voicing, or other characteristics of this particular
> instrument, but it
> was far superior to other Model 50's I tried. I'd
> say this one even blows
> away most small grands I've played. And I'm not just
> talking about power.
> I've never found a vertical that can play pianissimo
> like this one.
> 
> I remember a while ago Terry Farrell had described a
> piano he serviced
> that "had a soul". I'd say this piano has one. Even
> when I don't feel like
> playing, I feel like playing it.
> 
> I think it's too bad people often opt for cheaper
> grands over a really
> nice vertical in the same price range.
> 
> Charles Neuman
> 
> 


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