Steinway S

[Bec and John Silva]

Hi Tom,

Well, this university is one of the "All Steinway" schools. I'm sure  
plenty of you probably find that objectionable, but I personally  
found the general feeling around the University as a result to be  
very good. Not snobby, but pleased and enthusiastic.

Apparently they hired Franz Mohr to (among other things) set up the  
model B which is used for performance and also the head piano  
teacher's piano (not sure which model). I did fiddle with the B and  
was surprised just how normal it felt and sounded - I guess I was  
expecting it to be totally unique. It did sound very nice,  
particularly for the hall it is in.

- John


> Not annoyed---Just surprised!
>    A question comes to mind though. --Why would they spend that  
> kind of money on such a small piano? Three Kawai's would make more  
> sense to me ,but hey it wasn't  my money!
>    Tom Driscoll
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I thought I'd annoy everyone and make a positive comment about a   
>> (gasp!) Steinway that I came across a couple of weeks ago at a   
>> University. It was a model S, probably a year or 2 old.
>>
>> I was extremely impressed. It's the only S I've ever come across  
>> so I don't know if it was a good example of that model in general,  
>> but it  was the best sounding piano I've heard in that size by a  
>> long shot.
>>
>> - John