[CAUT] Steinway "sound"

[Paul T Williams]

I hear that, David! <G>

Paul




From:
"David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To:
<caut at ptg.org>
Date:
02/16/2011 09:49 AM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Steinway "sound"



Forgive me if I’m repeating myself, but I think for those rebuilding the 
issue isn’t so much whether we can by listening to a piano identify what 
it is, rather it’s whether the customer/artist/musician when they sit down 
to something we’ve redone feels that it falls within a range of what they 
hoped for/wanted/expected.  If by our own devices we deviate too far from 
the norm, we’ll hear about it.  In fairness, that may be a positive thing 
for some, but it won’t be for everyone and for some it will be a 
negative.  
 
David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dale 
Erwin
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:43 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway "sound"
 
  As it is with so  with professional wine tasters,  so it is with folks 
with professionally trained ears. There is a higher degree of sensory 
focus.
  Yes, there may still be subjectivity but I believe there could be such a 
test of ears as proposed.
   Often I hear a piano on the radio. & most of the time I am sure  when 
its a Stwy. Other time I'm not sure. True , most of the time these npr 
radio concerts will have a larger preponderance of Stwy Ds recorded on 
them but its the odd ones I can't guess.  I think it is because I am so 
familiar with the sound of a  N.Y. factory prepared by the CD dept or 
other competent tech.  A German D nope..... , but N.Y. usually
 
Dale S. Erwin
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