Re: Bösendorfer sound

[antares]

I think it is regulating, tuning AND voicing.

EAR

On 26-jan-05, at 2:31, David Ilvedson wrote:

> That's called voicing!
>
> David Ilvedson
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:42:53 -0500
> Subject: Re: Bösendorfer sound
>
>
>> Hi André,
>
>> It's interesting because for quite some time I always thought the
>> Bösendorfers were obnoxiously bright pianos - every time I heard one
>> (usually on TV) they were unpleasant to listen to. The few I had 
>> played
>> were also too bright for my taste. I just thought that's the way they
>> were.
>
>> Then Rich at Cunningham Piano showed me a few about 6 years ago, and
>> one in particular I found to be the prettiest piano I had ever played
>> up to that point! Visually too, it was beautiful. Somewhere around 6'
>> in size. Ever since then my perception of them totally changed.
>
>> -- John
>
>
>>> Going to Bösendorfer in Vienna will make very clear immediately that
>>> most of those comments are based on either limited experience with
>>> these instruments, or just bad luck.
>>>
>>> As I said in another mail, very much depends on the technician.
>>> Basically Bösendorfers are very OK.
>>> And, Heck! they very well should be for that amount of moolah!
>>>
>>> (; >))
>>>
>>>
>>> friendly greetings
>>> from
>>> André Oorebeek
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friendly greetings
from
André Oorebeek

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