Hi, I defer to your more closer knowledge of the digitals. What do you mean "tweaked by frequency content and such"? Thanks, James James Grebe Since 1962 Piano Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products( 314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! www.grebepiano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Mannino" <donmannino at ca.rr.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Funny Advice? > James, > > That is not really true of the digital pianos I am familiar with. They > are > pure samples piano sounds, but of course they are tweaked for frequency > content and such. No chorusing is added - they are recordings of a > concert > grand with normal well tuned unisons. > > The Kawai digital pianos have reverb turned on by default, but it can be > turned off. Either way, they still play and sound like a digital piano. > Usable, but not very musically satisfying still. > > Low-end electronic keyboards are another thing entirely - those have very > strange affects added to the "piano" sounds. Maybe that's what you were > referring to. > > Don Mannino > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Pianoman > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:56 AM > To: pianotuner at embarqmail.com; pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Funny Advice? > > Hi, > That is why digital pianos do not have a pure piano tone. They give them > a > chorus effect to make them seem more real. Perfect is detected and > interpreted as phony. > James > James Grebe > Since 1962 > Piano Tuning & Repair > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products( > 314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 > Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > www.grebepiano.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 6:51 PM > Subject: [pianotech] Funny Advice? > > > Actual verbage from the repair and tuning manual for the Hammond Chord > Organ: > >>>> Remember that small differences in tuning are highly desirable >>>> because > >>>> they add a "chorus effect" which gives added richness to the tone. >>>> <<< > > Dang ... so here I've spent all these years being fussy for nothing? Maybe > it's just me, but I don't think unisons should sound too much like a > "chorus". > > Alan Barnard > > "God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though > I > > think it is hopeless." Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, CINCPAC WWII > > > > > >
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