Yup. Been there, heard that. I service an old B at a performance facility - soundboard deader than a door nail and plays like a Mack truck. Some young girl was performing on it - playing very well. After she was done, I asked her if she thought the touch was heavy/sluggish - she responded by saying "yes, but I'm used to it, I have a Steinway at home". 'Nuff said. Terry Farrell On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:38 AM, Jon Page wrote: > I tuned yesterday for a customer who comes here only in the summer. > > She has a 7' grand of a famous manufacturer and rebuilt in their shop. > This had been my third summer visit and I asked her if she liked the > touch > and the dullness in the treble. To which she said that she wasn't > real happy. > > I demonstrated how I could remove some of the massive hammer head > on the sides which would make the treble sound a little more melodic > and also lighten the touch. Her response was, "It was rebuilt by Them, > it's supposed to be that way". You can just hear the reverence in > her voice. > > I mentioned that with the heaviness, most of her effort is wasted in > just > getting the key to move and that a lighter touch would give more > control > for tone production. BUT 'She has the most wonderful teacher who > taught > her the best technique and she can handle it'. > > I could see that no amount of logic was going to steer her away from > her > preconceived notions. She didn't want to put much money into this > since > they're only here a few months. BTW, this piano is in their summer > mansion > in perhaps the most exclusive gated community in the Northeast. > -- > > Regards, > > Jon Page > Harwich Port > Cape Cod, Mass.
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