Low Inertia

[Richard Brekne]

Greetings:

    My musical voice is french...very impressionistic...This is why this
    sound appeals to me. Rachmaninoff and the romantics for whom the
    modern piano was developed are not my cup of tea. Does your B agree
    to play this kind of Germanic Romanticism? Not so much for my ears,
    for for someone else's ears


Very interesting commentary.  One of Steinway's big points all along has 
been that their sound is not necessarily the best sound for all  types 
of music per sé so much as it is that piano sound which does the best 
job of covering all types of music without having to move different 
instruments on and off the floor for different pieces. Jim seems to 
confirm two of my heart points... one that ones perception of what is 
good sound goes nearly totally into the arena of the subjective, and 
that two, and instrument can be built to sound <<perfect>> for one kind 
of music (to the right folks) and sound totally unacceptable for other 
kinds of music.

Still, I applaud the present ongoing excursion by some rebuilders / 
designers around the globe.  And am personally glad that for the moment 
these are largely limited to the small production scene... i.e. one man 
shop or something like the Overs production. This allows for the maximum 
amount of experimentation without a very large and costly R&D 
department... which almost none of the major player seem to be able to 
afford anymore anyways. Perhaps the end result will create a sound that 
is just as all-sided as the present Steinway sound is perceived to be by 
the market at large... who knows ?

Cheers
RicB