Stephane, Interesting. I was playing on a Sauter Delta 185 this morning than I went to play on a Steinway L at the university. Major let-down. Of-course the Sauter is in excellent regulation and the Steinway isn't. The Steinway felt slow and frumpy. Maybe this is an unfair comparison. Sauters sing, especially in octaves 5-6 where stock Steinways only chirp. A good soudboard design probably does influence perception. Andrew At 02:31 PM 11/15/2006, you wrote: >Hello everybody. > >After all those years trying out pianos from >left to right, I kind of have to admitt that >Steinway actions generally tend to feel superior to say Bechstein actions. >Someone said (before being bashed) that even >poorly regulated, Steinway action still feels >nice. While indeed, a Bechstein action, if no >more than little out of specifications, can be pain. >This was curious to me, knowing that the design >of both are at least close one to each other. >I started to think about the fact that maybe >belly work could interfere with touch feel, and >that a superiorly responsive board can give the >feeling of a superiorly responsive action. >Any thoughts ? > >Best regards. > >Stéphane Collin.
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