What do pianos sound like?

Robert Goodale rrg@unlv.edu
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:31:39 -0800


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I find it interesting what words both pianists and technicians use to =
describe the sound of a particular piano.  With so many definitions is =
there really a standard?  I'm sure most would agree.  Here are a some =
phrases commonly used to describe pianos...

The piano sounds  "bright"
The piano sounds  "dark"
The piano sounds  "tinny"
The piano sounds  "rough"
The piano sounds  "crisp"
The piano sounds  "tubby"
The piano sounds  "muddy"
The piano sounds  "dead"
The piano sounds  "full"
The piano sounds  "weak"
The piano sounds  "deep"
The piano sounds  "shallow"
The piano sounds  "metallic"
The piano sounds  "woody"
The piano sounds  "grainy"
The piano sounds  "smooth"
The piano sounds  "hollow"
The piano sounds  "clean"
The piano sounds  "dry"
The piano sounds  "cool"
The piano sounds  "transparent"
The piano sounds  "hard"
The piano sounds  "solid"
The piano sounds  "glassy"
The piano sounds  "fluid"
The piano sounds  "reflective"
The piano sounds  "hot"

Well there you go.  That is what a piano sounds like.

Rob Goodale
Las Vegas, NV




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