----- Original Message ----- > 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 ? Yes, just this past September in Sydney. Very obviously distorted. At low volume sounded quite nice actually, but if you get aggressive at all, the sound just breaks down in a nasty sort of way. >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. Ahhhh. Good point. Just saw my first Hamburg Steinways also in September in Australia. Terry Farrell > 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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