<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Modern Tone</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>Tone quality = is always an interesting topic to me. Kind of THE interesting topic for piano wizards.  I've gotten rid of a few recordings because I couldn't stand the voic= ing of the piano. me too---more than a few; most of Keith Jarrett’s recordings, for one= .   Voicing in a major league, world-class manner is a product of creating a to= nal memory; this is done by listening to great pianos however you can. &nbsp= ;The performance pianos recorded in the 40’s and 50’s were, by a= nd large, dark, powerful, clear, and throaty, with roar and snap at double o= r triple forte, but NEVER clangy or distorted. IMHO. Modern recordings, while able to take advantage of pristine and precise rec= ording technology, often sound thin, bangy, and far away. Thanks for your love of the craft, Barbara. More on this later. David Andersen Malibu, CA </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>