Hi Terry.. Yes that Dream bit seemed a bit of an odd thing to me as well. It was the introduction to his presentation. Have you ever played a Stuart yourself or listened to one up close and personal ? I have heard several conflicting comments about this distortion thing. I'd like to reserve judgment till I hear for myself. I have several recordings where they are really driven hard and I dont find anything I would call distortion. Tho the sound is reminiscent of forte instruments of old and when driven hard do take on a much different quality then a modern instrument driven hard. As for the Steinway bit. You have to remember this fellow is used to Hamburg Steinways. In anycase his own instrument was quite satisfying. Tho personally... I still dont find an instrument that in the end manages as much all around versatile good sound as Steinway and Sons. Preference thing I guess. I love em myself. Hamburgs mind you. Cheers RicB My Dream Piano..... The Power and Build Quality of a Stuart The Upper Register Sound of a Fazioli The Tenor and Bass Sound of a Bösendorfer The Artist / Keyboard Interface of a Steinway Have you ever listened to a Stuart? Maybe some would want to call what they have "power", but the pianos distort badly at any medium-lound volume. Keyboard of a Steinway? Maybe some, but taken as a whole, I'd hate to be producing pianos with that kind of inconsistency. Hmmmm.... Terry Farrell
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