Joe and list, Joe wrote: >IMHO we're dealing with an ever-increasing number of people that have a >hearing loss, due to our VERY NOISY society. It's a pity, but alas I believe >this to be one of the major reasons for the sale of loud, brassy sounding >instruments. The other reason is a little less blatant in appearance, but >is, in my opinion, part of the problem. That being, recording studios have a >distorted idea of what a piano is really supposed to sound like. So, we are >subjected to improperly EQ'd recordings. This is rampant throughout the >recording industry. Methinks to many reformed Rock musicians have gotten >tired of playing and are now in the studios, with their poor hearing! Just >this guy's opinion. Absolutely Joe. I've noticed also that the greater the hearing roll-off of the particular pianist, the brighter and harder they want the piano (after several years at this you get to know who's deaf and who's not - by interpreting the things they say about tone). In general, pianists with a history of practicing for many hours per day have significant roll off (this is also a problem for those piano technicians who are full time tuners only - ie. those who don't mix their work week with bench or rebuilding work). One local tech here in Sydney claims that I over voice pianos. When I hear the pianos he has prepared, which end up with a tonal quality something akin to glass breaking (after a thorough juicing up), it is obvious why he's complaining - his 'top end' must have departed years ago. For some international artists that I have experienced previously, I deliberately stage the voicing of a given concert piano until after they have performed, allowing the piano to get brighter leading up to their visit. Ron O -- ______________________________ Website: http://www.overspianos.com.au Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au ______________________________
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