Very nicely put Andre, and a point that can not be underlined enough. Cheers RicB antares wrote: > ..... > We must not forget that the Bösendorfer we know today, has a very long > history behind it and was already famous in the 19th century. And... > the Bösendorfers are also unique in the fact that they /still/ have > easily distinguishable 'registers' which always remind me of the piano > fortes. There are very few newly built pianos with that specific quality. > > With this in mind, we should approach these kind of instruments not > like Yamahas, Kawais, Young Changs or Samicks or any clone of the > past. It still is a fact that, today, the /most/ famous brands of old > are : Steinway, Bechstein, Bösendorfer. > > To get the most out of these instruments we must learn from the past > first, to get a better understanding of both their shortcomings and > their magic. > > > friendly greetings > from > André Oorebeek > > Vita Dura Est > >
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