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

[David Andersen]

You have to include Steingraeber in any discussion of the best of the  
best......
DA



On Jul 6, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Brian Trout wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>
>
> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts  
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