Changing the tone on tone: was RE: Hammer Types

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 10:55 PM 10/11/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>“They don’t make pianofortes anymore, they just make fortes”
>
>Paraphrased remark attributed to Dale Erwin’s father that has always stuck 
>with me.
>
>
>Cellist to Pianist:  “Can’t you play any softer”
>Pianist:  “Well, actually
no, I can’t”
>
>Conversation overheard at a rehearsal of the Brahms B Major Trio:
>
>
>David Love
>davidlovepianos at comcast.net
>www.davidlovepianos.com



This sentiment was clearly brought home to me (again) last Friday evening 
when we had a faculty recital. (harpsichord/fortepiano/baroque 
violin).   I'd heard a couple of the pieces played by other faculty members 
on modern instruments and really wished the other pianist could have been 
there to hear the Fp/violin version.

Balance was achieved which is probably impossible in the modern mode, but 
hearing it from historical (real or repro) certainly gives a better idea of 
what Mozart might have had in mind and possible emulated.

BTW, to get back to the subject line - the hammer type on that Fp is 
layered leather...




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