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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 face=Garamond><SPAN
class=677004415-28042003>Ed,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 face=Garamond><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 face=Garamond><SPAN =
class=677004415-28042003>Funny you
should ask this as I have one in my clientele that has the same tonal =
qualities.
I have done some shoulder needling that helped some. I'm thinking more =
needling
will help more. But I too wonder if this brittle quality is an inherent =
part of
the piano.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=677004415-28042003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 face=Garamond><SPAN =
class=677004415-28042003>Alan
McCoy</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Ed =
Sutton<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Saturday, April 26, 2003 7:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University
Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Schimmel piano =
sound<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Pros!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Has anyone out =
there
experience and opinions about voicing Schimmel pianos, especially the =
6'10"
grand?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My experience of =
these pianos
amounts to 2 on the showroom floor. They seem mechanically
wonderful, but the sound leaves me cold. Brittle, bright, no change of =
timbre. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> One of these is =
available at a
price a teacher can afford, but it is so far off from her ideals of =
sound
that I hesitate to mention it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Can these pianos =
be made warm,
rich, gentle on the ears in a small studio?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thank =
you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> =
Ed
Sutton</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>