---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 8/18/2004 12:39:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes: Thanks Ric This is insightful & is wat I was looking for. Makes sense. Cheers Dale Hi Dale Actually... I do have an opinion... and I think its probably pretty close to at least a signifcant chucnk of the truth of the matter. Bechsteins do not utilize the duplex segements as many instruments do to help in the overall sound picture. Indeed the front segment is so short as to be essentially non-existant in this regard. To compensate for the lack of high end that especially the front duplex yeilds, they need a harder hammer. I personally find that the exact voicing level that yeilds a <<pleasant>> Bechstein sound is really really narrow. It takes nothing to get the hammers too soft... and nothing sounds deader in my book then a soft voiced Bechstein. So voicing down needs to be done carefully, and needs maintaining if the piano is used a lot. Other reasons for brilliant voicing may get into scale design / soundboards issues... but I dont have enough Bechstein specifics on any of those to comment. As far as the general european tone quality..... ... hmmm you certainly find folks here that like em bright. Cheers RicB ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d5/d7/8c/05/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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