----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@PhilBondi.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: September 17, 2001 5:18 PM Subject: Re: Yamaha "S" Pianos vs. others > 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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