Practicing on a nice piano

[ilex cameron ross]

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now waitaminute - i'm not sure exactly how this makes it a wonder anyone can
stay interested in playing, especially when you consider price vs.
inflation/economy. those 40-48" asian uprights with royal george hammers are
better compared to the floppy little spinets slightly after the peak of our
time. many consoles and uprights are far more consistent and create a lot
more sound, hence imho encouraging people to play, as it's easier and feels
better to sit at such an instrument. to compare those little consoles to a
56" upright that probably couldn't be afforded by many families of the time
(hence, the appearance of the spinet - GREAT), middle to lower class incomes
are now able to afford a far more reasonable instrument for their young
pianists that is at least an improvement on grandma's old Howard or Winter
or whatever.

colour me ignorant, but what exactly is supposed to be wrong with royal
george? my curiosity is now officially piqued.

as far as quality and good taste are concerned, you're also looking at a
whole slew of new factors that have come into the picture with new
technology. are you going to tell me that an ABS action is poor quality and
taste compared to the dilapidated steinway upright action i am currently
attempting to piece back together because the glue for the jacks/whippens
has completely deteriorated? that's apples and oranges. but "wood is better"
i suppose... :/

just curious, since the topic finally started to come back around to tech
stuff ;)
-ilex
  -----Original Message-----
  From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of Ryan Sowers
  Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:13 AM
  To: Pianotech
  Subject: Re: Practicing on a nice piano


  I think that we should remember what the average instrument was like when
the piano was at its peak of popularity in our society: 1890-1930. The
average instrument was a 56" upright with softer hammers than what is
typical today. Those same pianos today would sell for $10,000-35,000
depending on quality level.

  Compare that with an average piano of today: a 40-48" Asian upright with
"Royal George" hammers. Its a wonder that anyone can stay interested in
playing! Combine that with the fact the people compare themselves to the
vast quantity of recorded music and you have even more reasons to get
discouraged.

  Many people in our society have lost touch with what quality and good
taste are in pianos. I see it as part of my mission to help people
rediscover what good piano tone is. Of course I'm still learning what it is
myself as well : ).



  Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter
  Pianova Piano Service
  Olympia, WA
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