David, Many years ago i was part of a blind test. The test was between the American and the German Steinway. For control we added another American that was condemned to a rehearsal room. Yes, the majority liked the third piano. Most could not pick out their 'favorite' piano. This test was judged on hearing only. However, I think it would be impossible to do a controlled blind test on the action of a piano. Maybe some- one has been part of that testing. Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WI On May 7, 2007, at 12:11 PM, Jim Busby wrote: > > David, > > So right. In fact, we did a “blind” test with some pianists and it was > more or less 50% between the Hamburg and the NY Ds, but even after > that most chose the Hamburg over the NY. Go figure. > > Jim > > > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Porritt, David > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:50 AM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hamburg Steinway > > Fred: > > Pianists are not idiots they have choices and they make them. Many > pianists – unlike you – make the choice by a familiar name on the > fallboard rather than “making a connection” with the instrument. I > guess that’s an easier way to choose. > > dp > > David M. Porritt > dporritt at smu.edu > > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Fred Sturm > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:57 AM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hamburg Steinway > > On May 7, 2007, at 5:56 AM, Porritt, David wrote: > > > In reality, with most pianists the instrument is chosen based on some > perceived quality more often than real qualities unless there is some > obvious disparity in the instruments. > > Yes, very true. And those perceived qualities are most > often those one senses at the keyboard, not necessarily those that > project to the hall. Personally (putting on my pianist's hat), I find > that I will "make a connection" with one instrument more than with > another, for whatever reason. It might be something to do with > regulation, feel of the keyboard, might be something to do with > voicing. In any case, it has to do with the experience of making > music, a very subjective feeling, not necessarily an objective notion. > If the piano is "inspiring" I am more likely to produce an "inspired" > performance. This may well be tightly connected with particular pieces > I will be playing, and with specific passages where I want some > effect. On which piano does it work best? > And, frankly, that sense of connection can be a very > flighty thing. A piano I love one day may well be "Hohum" tomorrow. A > piano I find strident one day is nice and brassy the next. A mellow, > silky piano becomes dull and lifeless. What has changed? I have. > Are pianists idiots? Yep, we are <G>. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm at unm.edu > > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 7244 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070507/51a0d336/attachment.bin
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