'Sometimes' a CFIIIS can be marvellous. I find that Steinways have a better tone, but if you can lay your hand on a real beautiful handpicked CFIIS I would prefer that one. Antares On woensdag, mei 7, 2003, at 21:29 Europe/Amsterdam, Richard Brekne wrote: > Our University is trying to decide what to do with a big wad of brand > new money they've just got their hands on, and are debating whether or > not to buy a brand new CF III or a Hamburg "C". Its to go in a small > concert hall, and a "D" is considered overkill, yet there is desire for > the full length strings a 9 footer provides. > > Interesting to hear the back and forths from the point of view of the > different faculty members. We have two professors who are clearly > Yamaha > fans, especially one of them is very into Yamaha pianos. The other > fellow likes them for their recording characteristics. And we have 3 > professors who simply say Steinway. Steinways sound best, Steinways are > what you meet in the concert halls, Steinways are the Mercedes, > Bosendorfers the Ferrari, and Yamahas the Celica GT. > > But here's one I havent heard before,,,, but kind of rings a bell. > Yamahas are heavy to the touch, not so much out and out heavy, but you > cant get that power without wearing out your hands. > > Given Ron N's advice last time I mentioned my Yamaha C6 problem along > these lines, and the recent discussion about action compliance.... I am > simply going to have to set off time to look very closely in this > direction on that instrument, along with a C7 we have with a similiar > feel to it. > > They both feel like they've a bedding problem they dont have. Might be > time to try out Johns top plates eh ?? > > Cheers > > RicB > > > > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > A. Oorebeek, The Netherlands see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl
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