Action feel (was Action Touch is too light)

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Stephane,
Interesting.  I was playing on a Sauter Delta 185 
this morning than I went to play on a Steinway L 
at the university.  Major let-down.  Of-course 
the Sauter is in excellent regulation and the 
Steinway isn't.  The Steinway felt slow and frumpy.

Maybe this is an unfair comparison.  Sauters 
sing, especially in octaves 5-6 where stock 
Steinways only chirp.  A good soudboard design 
probably does influence perception.

Andrew

At 02:31 PM 11/15/2006, you wrote:
>Hello everybody.
>
>After all those years trying out pianos from 
>left to right, I kind of have to admitt that 
>Steinway actions generally tend to feel superior to say Bechstein actions.
>Someone said (before being bashed) that even 
>poorly regulated, Steinway action still feels 
>nice.  While indeed, a Bechstein action, if no 
>more than little out of specifications, can be pain.
>This was curious to me, knowing that the design 
>of both are at least close one to each other.
>I started to think about the fact that maybe 
>belly work could interfere with touch feel, and 
>that a superiorly responsive board can give the 
>feeling of a superiorly responsive action.
>Any thoughts ?
>
>Best regards.
>
>Stéphane Collin.