---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi, I've been reading things occasionally about sustain since I've joined=20 this list and, as a pianist, I'm a bit concerned that people are=20 thinking increased sustain must be a good thing - forgive me if I've=20 misunderstood in what follows. There are 2 concerns of mine: 1) As an example, just a couple of weeks ago I was performing with a=20 flautist on a Baldwin SF10 which had an unusual amount of sustain.=20 Although pianists are used to varying playing techniques with different=20= pianos, the increased sustain on this piano caused some interpretative=20= problems which had no solution, no matter how creatively one may=20 approach it. Overall, having to account for the increased sustain I considered a=20 negative thing - I saw no practical benefit, minus those pianist who=20 enjoy interpretative hyperbole. 2) There seems to be an increasing amount of pianists who have problems=20= with over-pedalling they aren't aware of (the art of pedalling is not=20 what it used to be!), and to add even more sustain to the piano=20 concerns me. It seems to me the nature of the piano to have a certain amount of=20 limited sustain. Varying degrees are certainly acceptable, and maybe=20 that's what everyone is talking about. Too little is as bad as too=20 much. - John > rence in mass loading, what's the difference in weight with all those=20= > magnets, wooden sheaths, glue and screws, compared to=A0a conventional=20= > soundboard with ribs? > =A0 > Furthermore, how will the magnets affect the sustain of steel piano=20 > wire!?!?!? > =A0 > --Cy Shuster--= ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1591 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/15/e5/f8/24/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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