Does the Bösendorfer still have those spruce rims that are SO susceptible to humidity changes? Avery At 08:16 AM 4/19/2006, you wrote: >Ed, > >I totally agree with you. The softer rimmed >pianos seem to run out of headroom when they are really pushed. >Ron O. > >><< Given the Bosies solution, >> >>one would be tempted to consider that rock hard rims are not a >> >>neccessity for good tone at all.... >> >> >>Greetings, >> Maybe not neccessary for tone, but I don't think the difference is so >>much in the tone as the power. Even going over >>9 feet doesn't make an Imperial >>more powerful in the back of the hall than your average, run of the mill, >>Steinway D. Most all the Bosendorfer pianos I >>have seen had tone out the whazoo, >>(for the non-native readers, whazoo is a technical term that means "a lot"), >>but there was a ceiling to their volume. Players have mentioned that the >>European pianos like Bosendorfer, Bechstein, >>and Hamburg Steinways sound beautiful, >>but when played increasingly harder, reach a point of power saturation, after >>which nothing else happens. In comparison, the New York D will usually >>continue to deliver more as long as it is >>played harder, regardless. I think the >>maple contributes to this characteristic. The Mason's, >>Chickerings (some), Baldwins and Steinways, as well as a slew of long-gone >>American brands, used maple and with good/new >>boards, most all these pianos will have >>unsurpassed power in comparison to their lighter wood-rim counterparts. >>Regards, >> >> >> >>Ed Foote RPT >>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > > >-- >OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > Grand Piano Manufacturers >_______________________ > >Web http://overspianos.com.au >mailto:ron at overspianos.com.au >_______________________
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