Joe, button up that flame suit! Not really, but no more than a month ago, an old friend (engineer) from NY had recently purchased a new piano(name withheld to make my point) for the studio. The piano was a big improvement from what he had previously. I asked him what persuaded him to make that particular purchase? He said it was a size(7' +/-) that he wanted for the studio and it was time to 'upgrade'. He was very happy with the response(he's a former keyboardists, and a good one), but he wasn't 'sold' on the sound for every application for the studio. I suggested to him that he go back and listen to old classical recordings to get 'the sound'(I was more specific, but you get the idea). About a week later, he e-mailed me telling me that he knew exactly what I was talking about, but wasn't sure he could get that sound from his new piano. I told him anything is possible with good quality instruments(flame suit adjusted) and make sure your technician is on the same page with you. He thanked me and told me he would get back to me on the progress. I haven't heard anything lately, and probably won't for awhile, but at least he understood what I couldn't possibly express in words. I love music, roo(k)
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