[pianotech] Funny Advice?

[Don Mannino]

James,

That is not really true of the digital pianos I am familiar with.  They are
pure samples piano sounds, but of course they are tweaked for frequency
content and such.  No chorusing is added - they are recordings of a concert
grand with normal well tuned unisons.

The Kawai digital pianos have reverb turned on by default, but it can be
turned off.  Either way, they still play and sound like a digital piano.
Usable, but not very musically satisfying still.

Low-end electronic keyboards are another thing entirely - those have very
strange affects added to the "piano" sounds.  Maybe that's what you were
referring to.

Don Mannino


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Pianoman
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:56 AM
To: pianotuner at embarqmail.com; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Funny Advice?

Hi,
That is why digital pianos do not have a pure piano tone.  They give them a 
chorus effect to make them seem more real.  Perfect is detected and 
interpreted as phony.
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Funny Advice?


Actual verbage from the repair and tuning manual for the Hammond Chord 
Organ:

>>>   Remember that small differences in tuning are highly desirable because

>>> they add a "chorus effect" which gives added richness to the tone.   <<<

Dang ... so here I've spent all these years being fussy for nothing? Maybe 
it's just me, but I don't think unisons should sound too much like a 
"chorus".

Alan Barnard

"God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I

think it is hopeless." Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, CINCPAC WWII