[CAUT] Piano truck acoustics

[Porritt, David]

I agree with you.  We had the same situation in years past (Yamaha on big brass casters, Steinway on truck) but then last summer we got the big casters for the Steinway.  In addition to looking nicer and rolling better it sounds better too.  Since you can't realistically do a side-by-side comparison it's difficult to "prove" but I'm convinced.

dp

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Zeno Wood
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:14 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Piano truck acoustics

I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the acoustic qualities of
a piano truck versus having rubber or metal casters.  We have a
Steinway D (on a truck) in our recital hall that sounds big when
you're sitting at it, but doesn't sound as big when you're 30 feet
back, in the audience.  But the Yamaha with big honking metal casters
doesn't sound as big up close, but sounds bigger from the audience.
Thoughts?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Thanks,
Zeno Wood
Brooklyn College