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<DIV> <FONT size=3> Sorry It's Jeff, My aplogies.</FONT><=
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<DIV><FONT size=3> I Have also Had the experience =
you
listed in the bottom of this post but <STRONG>only once.</STRONG> & I'll=
contribute it mostly to <STRONG><U>Nervous artist syndrome</U></STRONG> for =
only
the pianist thought he wasn't getting enough sound at the keyboard in =
the
MJC rectal that was somewhat lacking in acoustic enhancement.( Bu=
t I
am talking D & not M as was in your case & I think that would give m=
any
-concert players a dis- advantaged feel if they were indeed used to a
bigger sound for the music they prepped for). I think some halls can suck th=
e
sound away from the piano as did this one. Partly because of that and the
placement of the piano too far back from the front of the stage.</FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT size=3> . Any way am very familiar with =
the D
I refer to. (mine). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Many had played it prior to this occasion
& In fact the sound the audiuence was experiencing was GIGANTIC . I=
t
was enormously satisfying to hear that much of the piano & I like big no=
isy
pieces.The concert artist was playing a huge all Russian music program. He
played with SO much force his nails completely destroyed the finish on the f=
ront
of the fall board. He did everything he told his Master class that day not t=
o
do. ie keep ones bottom on the bench,don't pound,dont' stomp foot etc.
I refinished the fall board later $300.00</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> At intermission he opted to finish his
program on a newish B that had the sound of shattering glass. Very typi=
cal
linear Steinway sound with hammers that had too much lacquer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The rest of his Performan=
ce was
glassy & empty sounding compared to the D he started out on & this i=
s
the opinion of many others including music teachers. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The applause at intermission was spontaneous &=
;
warm. At the end it was obligitaory for Vladamir had shot himself in the foo=
t
with the my </FONT><FONT size=3>home town crowd by switching horses m=
id
stream</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> So here is another "depends on" to add to the
mix</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> And that's the rest of the story</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></DIV>
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=2>On
Monday, January 10, 2005, at 04:15 PM, Erwinspiano@aol.com
wrote:<BR><BR>> HI Jason<BR><BR>Jeff?<BR><BR>> SO,what
you're saying is if the piano has no power at the keyboard <BR>=
>
it can still fill a large hall?<BR><BR>Just to clarify, no, that's not wha=
t I
meant. I was addressing your <BR>statement:<BR><BR>> the thing I
learned first was that in order for a D to project ,& have <BR>&g=
t;
color & susutain it must be voiced so that sitting at the piano <BR>&g=
t;
it will literally Roar at you.<BR><BR>I only meant that just
because the artist can't hear the piano, doesn't <BR>mean it isn't project=
ing
well into the hall. You have no argument from <BR>me that if the art=
ist
perceives the instrument as weak that that is <BR>when you get the
complaints. But I think it is often the deceptiveness <BR>of the hal=
l,
or the placement of the piano in relation to acoustic <BR>projection
installations which brings on complaints, rather than the <BR>instrument
itself.<BR><BR>I tuned for a performance at a local church Friday. T=
he
piano was a <BR>1966 Steinway M that I'd never seen before, and if you ask=
ed
me it had <BR>been tuned all its life and that's about it. The piani=
st
felt she had <BR>to really work to make the piano project because she coul=
dn't
hear from <BR>the keyboard what was being projected up out and away from
her. The <BR>regulation was terribly uneven and the voicing was
worse. I would have <BR>needed about 3 days with that piano to make =
her
comfortable. Out in <BR>the room, however, which was pretty large fo=
r an
M, but had excellent <BR>acoustics, the piano was booming and had a lovely=
tone quality from pp <BR>to ffff. Sounded more like a B or a D -- pl=
enty
of piano for that very <BR>large room. The piano sounded much better=
when she backed off and <BR>didn't work so hard. Thankfully, her hus=
band
(also a pianist) was also <BR>there to console her and coach her towards t=
hat
direction.<BR><BR>I think this isn't such an uncommon
scenario.<BR><BR>Jeff</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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