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

[Dale Erwin]

Dittos Will.  My favorite production piano when they're voiced right (ala Andersen). There was a 7 1/2 ft in The Atelier and if I was a really good pianist & had the money I would have taken it home and parked it next to its "Erwin & Sons" cousin (Formerly a 1930's Steinway  B). 
 

 

Dale S. Erwin
www.Erwinspiano.com
209-577-8397

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: William Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, Jul 6, 2010 4:25 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Was Steinway bashing...  Best of the best??



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

From:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of BrianTrout
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 pianosyou've heard?
 
>From the last post, the best of the group seems to be Kawai (which I don'tnecessarily disagree with).
 
I'd be interested in what others might think of as the "best of thebest"...  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 makeit 
> 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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