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<P>Ahem....Dale, I think I know why the sound was lacking in=
acoustic enhancement...;-]<BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial=
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT size=3>"he wasn't=
getting enough sound at the keyboard in the=
MJC =
<U> rectal</U> that=
was somewhat lacking in acoustic=
enhancement"</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3>( But I am talking D & not M as was in your case=
& I think that would give many -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 the=
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>
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<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 . It was enormously satisfying to hear=
that much of the piano & I like big noisy 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 front of the fall board. He did everything he told his=
Master class that day not to 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 typical linear Steinway sound with=
hammers that had too much lacquer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The rest of his=
Performance was glassy & empty sounding compared to the D he=
started out on & this is 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 foot with the my </FONT><FONT=
size=3>home town crowd by switching horses mid=
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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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;=
BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:=
transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=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 what 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>> color & susutain it must be voiced so that=
sitting at the piano <BR>> 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 projecting well into=
the hall. You have no argument from <BR>me that if the=
artist 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 hall, 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. The=
piano was a <BR>1966 Steinway M that I'd never seen before, and=
if you asked me it had <BR>been tuned all its life and that's=
about it. The pianist felt she had <BR>to really work to=
make the piano project because she couldn'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 for 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 -- plenty 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 husband (also a pianist) was=
also <BR>there to console her and coach her towards that=
direction.<BR><BR>I think this isn't such an uncommon=
scenario.<BR><BR>Jeff</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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