Finding the strike line another method

[Ron Nossaman]

>     What I am wondering is if shortening the strike point is sacrificing some 
> of the lower spectrum in the killer octave notes and lending emphasis to the 
> higher partials, thus making it seem as though the piano has more power to the 
> pianist, (or technician).  Has anybody compared a "bent-line" piano with a 
> straight-line piano in the venue, from farther out from the stage?  
>  
> Regards,
> 
> Ed Foote RPT 

That's what makes this profession interesting. A given piano 
will sound different with a change of venue, and none of them 
end up in a place that sounds like our shop.

Ron N