Sustain was Re: 1974 M & H B

[Richard Brekne]

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Hi Del

Been busy I see :) Just wanted to say that this is the first time I've
heard of complaining about too much sustain as well. I dont really know
much more about him then he is a harpsichord builder that has a rather
special international reputation. He likes old wood. And I guess he
makes a pretty fair harpsichord.

I posted this because I thought it was an interesting variant as well,
and his argumention likewise.

Cheers
RicB



"Barbara J. Fandrich" wrote:

>      A little off the subject line here, this quote reminded me
>      of something I heard a few weeks back from an eminent
>      harpsichord builder in Northern Europe. Bear in mind the
>      fellow is a piano forte' lover, dislikes the Steinway sound
>      intensly, and in general dislikes the modern piano.
>
>      His point was that this whole sustain issue is misunderstood
>      from the get go. That is to say that there is no need for
>      nearly the sustain levels modern pianos offer, ... that
>      there is virtually no music written from any time period
>      that requires more then half of this sustain level.  Never
>      heard that argumentation  before.
>
>      His position was that older instruments of the modern
>      variant sounded better (read mellow) as they lost some of
>      their power and sustain through the years.
>
> Your friend must not encounter the same jazz pianists that come our
> way.... Music evolves.
>
> This is the first time I've heard of anyone complaining about
> excessive sustain time. The increasingly hard and harsh sound quality
> of the modern piano, yes, even the excessively high overall power
> levels expected from them. But not sustain time. Interesting.
>
> Del

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
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