The length of the backscale, plus the other unmuted non singing lengths, plus the fact that the entire backscale of these instruments is unmuted yeilds a very predominant sizzle sound into the entire sound mix. Not my favorite sound personally. Sort of sound like one of those rivetet cymbals. Otherwise I've always found Grotrians to be lacking something I've never really been able to put my finger on. Nicely made instruments I suppose, but nothing there that grabs you and moves the earth under your feet. jmt RicB ------------- That is indeed "the question" Whether 'tis required in the back-scale of my S&S 'A' or not. The photos attached shew some interesting aspects of this very nice Grotrian. The wrest pins are nickle plated, the "aliquot" bar is continuous - unlike the S&S where it is "stepped"-per-note and the lack of Listing Cloth in the back scale - except for the covered string back-scale. Any helpful comments out there? Regards Michael G.(UK)
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