[pianotech] Was Steinway bashing... Best of the best??

[William Truitt]

I haven’t heard the Carbon fiber board, just the old wood ones.  How is the sound different?  I would love to hear your observations.

 

Will

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Allied PianoCraft
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:42 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Was Steinway bashing... Best of the best??

 

Yes Will, I must agree. That piano blew me away in Vegas. The carbon soundboard was outstanding.

Al Guecia

AlliedPianoCraft.com

High Point, NC


On Jul 6, 2010, at 7:25 PM, "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net> wrote:

Steingraeber would certainly be one.  One of the finest sounding and best made pianos in the world, with it’s own unique sound and boundless charms.  From a tiny maker who will never have the market presence or clout of Steinway.

 

Will Truitt

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Brian Trout
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 6:40 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Was Steinway bashing... Best of the best??

 

Interesting post, JD.
 
If I might turn the focus around, what have been the very best of the pianos you've heard?
 
>From the last post, the best of the group seems to be Kawai (which I don't necessarily disagree with).
 
I'd be interested in what others might think of as the "best of the best"...  before or after tweaking.
 
Brian
 
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 22:37:55 +0100
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> From: JD at Pianomaker.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway bashing

(snip)
> 
> Nevertheless the tonal characteristics of a "good" Steinway make it 
> the best choice, I think, for any concert hall. I've never heard a 
> good Yamaha, I hate the Bösendorfer. Kawai is a fine piano but their 
> marketing hasn't been good enough. The Fazioli is beautifully made 
> but seems to lack something in the sparkle department, etc. etc.
> 
> The greatest shame is that for years and years nearly all the others 
> have been taking the Steinway sound as the standard. It is only on 
> the rare occasions that you hear music performed on a very different 
> instrument that you realise that the Steinway sound is not the only 
> possible flavour, and in many cases it is far from the most suitable. 
> The great pianists of 100 years ago most certainly did not all prefer 
> the Steinway, even when it was a lot better than it is today.
> 
> JD
> 
> 





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