[CAUT] Yamaha "hybrid" piano

[G Cousins]

Bunch of ponderisms :

What's their interpretation of "replication of an actual acoustic piano" in in real practice.  

How adjustable is/are the mechanics. 

What about voicing toward the artist's demands? 

How can a  (fill in the size) speaker/soundboard Hybrid duplicate a 9' soundboard surface area?

What about freq. crossover?

Still will be worth watching and seeing. 

 

Perhaps there has been some input from the gang at MIT labs. (doubtful) I'll have to send up a few emails and let y'all know.  


As with all new technology The jurys' still out.

Gerry C






From: jim_busby at byu.edu
To: caut at ptg.org
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 15:21:27 -0600
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Yamaha "hybrid" piano






Dennis,
 
Here at BYU there are two performing groups that tour all over the world, and after years of fighting local pianos they now do the digital thing. Not hybrid, but this sounds like it might be better than what they have. 
 
Jim
 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:03 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Yamaha "hybrid" piano
 
Hi-

A few of our piano faculty are interested in this new hybrid piano as an alternative to moving a large concert grand for events with non-prominent piano needs to go with various ensembles.  Maybe it's too new for anyone to have experiences, but please share any that might be out there.  They figure it could probably pay for itself with saved moving expenses in about 5 years.  I wondered about the possibility of some groups using it on tours to eliminate the unknown variable of pianos on the road.  

thanks,

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College
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