Horace Greeley wrote: > > Joe, > > At 04:20 PM 3/4/2004, you wrote: > >> In the same vein, any one who has played on the Horowitz 9' S&S, knows >> that >> Vladimir made that piano sing, but by anyone else, the piano SUCKS, >> (IMO). >> Because of that one thing, I do think that the artist can/does elicit the >> tone and character of the instrument, to some degree I got to play the instrument before it was changed, and I did not think it sucked. It was light and bright to be sure, but with appropriate touch some wonderfull sounds came forth. RicB > > > The instrument that has been circulated as having been the Horowitz > piano was certainly that...with one small change - it was completely > rehammered and the weigh-off changed before it left New York for those > tours. What has been seen is only a portion, and a small one at that, > of what the instrument had been. Skimmed milk, once more, masquerading > as cream. > > Horace > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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