Hi, I would like to hear different experiences with the Grotrian 275 grand, about 9 feet long. I work with a couple, one is the 275 (about 10 years old) and the other is a 277 (I think and about 8 or 9 years old). The 277 seems to have always been the brighter and more powerful instrument, when compared to the 275. (Note: I know the 275 model is correct, but looking at my notes, I am not sure if the other one is a 277, but it is a year or two newer and a slightly different model). I like them very much and they seem to have a more round-mellow tone, a tone which fits very well for chamber music, solo or voice accompaniment. But not with larger orchestras. Actually, in the past each has been voiced and maintained with this roundness in mind. The 275 has recently been voiced up quite a bit, with juice, in order to give it more power, but it seems to be too brassy/brilliant to the point of being described as tinny or harsh. My sense is that in the attempt to gain power, it is too close to the edge of being too brilliant. Pianists are describing it as "a little too brilliant, tinny, harsh", one pianist who travels quite a bit said that Grotrians tend to be too tinny in the treble. The piano certainly has more power, but when pushed (played big and hard and loud), it gets too brassy too quickly. So, at least a couple of my questions are: Has anyone been successful in getting this piano to be more powerful (along the lines of the Steinway), without overstepping the boundary into tinny-ville? Is the Grotrian better at that round-mellow (European) tone, rather than trying to compete with the Steinway sound? How's that for a generality (but it does seem to me that the Steinway Concert Grand is the benchmark for many people's ears:-)? Thanks, Ken Hale D C AL CODA EditorPro YTS Words Suite http://www.dcalcoda.com/
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