Nordiska

[Farrell]

FWIW, regarding the five-foot piano thing: I explain to folks looking to buy a grand piano that - within a given quality/design range, the difference in sound between a nine-foot and a seven-foot piano is not great - both will have big full sound. The difference between a seven-foot and a six-foot piano is significant, but the six-footer is still big enough to have a nice full sound with good bass. The difference between a six-foot and a five-foot piano is NIGHT AND DAY! The six-foot can have a full sound, but the five-footer will tend to sound like a little spinet piano.

Now can't we find eight or ten little inches in that church/studio/home somewhere?

And that's all I got to say 'bout that!

Terry Farrell

P.S. I tuned one Nordiska a while back - I think it was maybe 10 or more years old - it was bad.
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Nordiska
> 
> > At 12:05 PM 09/04/03 -0500, you wrote:
> > Will a 5'1" piano be adequate for the space in which it will be 
> > used?  Just another consideration.
> > 
> > --Cy Shuster--
> > Rochester, MN
> 
> Hi Cy -
> 
> Unfortunately for them, this is the biggest size they can fit in the
> "allotted" space.  I made it clear that freeing up some space for a
> larger instrument would be well worth considering, but it's not my call,
> and they are stuck on 5'1".  I'm basically looking for some input from
> techs that have serviced Nordiskas of this size, hoping enough expressed
> reservations will point them toward the Kawai.  I have already stated my
> Kawai preference, but not having serviced any Nordiskas, I don't have any
> ammo to use against them.  At half the price, I suppose it is only
> natural for them to seek a good reason NOT to buy one.
> 
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
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