Steinway heavy touch - bashing SOT or OT or BORING

[Isaac OLEG]

Hey, where is the Steinway bashing ? I want to participate ...

It is hot in there too , I want some amusement.

May be we could setup a special list only for that ?

BTW , Thanks David Kirkland from Steinway N.Y. for sending me all the
bore information I needed for a little 9098 (plus other great
regulation stuff, plus reading & writing in French)

Heavy, indeed...

Of course if piano makers knew how to make pianos all of these should
never happen...

Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Joe And Penny Goss
> Envoyé : dimanche 15 juin 2003 16:30
> À : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Steinway heavy touch
>
>
> Hi Richard,
> Methinks there needs to both choices available on the same
> piano. And that
> is available with magnets.
> For thought: ever try to shoot baskets ( basketball ) with
> a ping pong ball
> / a shot put?
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Steinway heavy touch
>
>
> > Rant Start:
> >
> > This whole issue keeps getting sidetracked into another
> Steinway bashing
> avenue. Seems to me we'd be better off dropping our
> personal preferences,
> for not to say prejudices, and answer questions topically
> as they come up.
> >
> > Steinways, along with many others have opted for a
> heavier touch. At least
> half the serious pianists I run into, if not more, seem to
> agree with that
> position. I grew up learning piano and virtually every
> teacher I had scoffed
> at my mothers feather light Acrosonic. What can I say...
> lots of folks like
> a heavy touch that requires well excersised fingers to
> > drive.
> >
> > Others like a very light touch. And no doubt they have
> many good reasons
> for this preference as well.
> >
> > What I dont see however, is the point of addressing
> someones querry about
> how to alter the touch of an instrument by engaging in a
> lot of irrelevant
> and opinionated criticisms of one or another make.
> >
> > If somebody wants and asks for information about how to
> alter the touch of
> an instrument... thats what they should get in return.
> >
> > End Rant:
> >
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > UiB, Bergen, Norway
> > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
> >
> >
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