[CAUT] Upright tone openings

[Mckeever, James I]

Yes, I've seen pop players having the lid closed tight on a fine grand.  Why bother with the piano!  Short stick is the only compromise I will make.  Never all the way down.   I show soloists that I can play as soft as they need, and have a nice clear sound, not muffled and blurred.   For some instruments, lid all the way up.

Jim McKeever

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Fred Sturm
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:47 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Upright tone openings

On Feb 27, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Mckeever, James I wrote:


But we haven't talked about tone yet!  Tone quality has to be altered with the woods surrounding the strings absorbing some partials.  Other factors?

Essentially it is like playing a grand with the lid closed.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
fssturm at unm.edu<mailto:fssturm at unm.edu>
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FredSturm

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