[pianotech] What is bloom,

[John Delacour]

At 14:05 -0500 17/03/2011, Ron Nossaman wrote:


>As usual, this has gone into different directions from JD's 
>initiating observation. Everywhere but, in fact. His post explained 
>what he was doing. Play a chord, or even a note and, holding that 
>chord or note, step on the damper pedal. In most pianos (nearly all) 
>not much interesting happens. In some rare pianos, the whole thing 
>comes alive! The impression is that the volume increases, and the 
>sound becomes hugely rich. It swells! The first piano I heard do 
>this was one of my redesigns. I wasn't even aware it was possible 
>until I stumbled upon it as I was finishing it up in the shop. It's 
>an extraordinary sound. This isn't shaping the tonal envelope with 
>voicing. It's something entirely different, rare, and I think 
>special.

You say it so well that I had to look twice to make sure I wasn't 
reading my own words!

JD