<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: was Sohmer agraffe - Reno '01</title></head><body> <div>At 11:10 PM -0500 14/6/03, Richard Moody wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>ps.  I remember at Reno visiting your booth and was so impressed<br> with the sound that I sat away at another booth that happened to<br> have a German piano about your size.  I wanted to hear yours at a<br> distance in that huge hall.  I did and was impressed, but also</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>was impressed with the German piano.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>I too was impressed with the German piano, a Blüthner model II (7'8") I think. It didn't seem to have a particularly big sound but it certainly had a clean, pure and balanced sound. I really liked it since I just don't enjoy screaming pianos. I was interested to note that it had a log style treble bridge scale with a relatively high break, A25/Bfl26 from memory - a rare occurrence in a 7' class piano.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Then I came back to your booth</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>hoping to hear someone play the German piano.   I didn't hear that</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>but heard someone commenting unfavorably on your piano's bass</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>sound.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Yes I remember the comment well. He said the bass of my piano "was just noise". I have wondered about his comment since then. You know how it is, self doubt is always lurking closely by in the background? And when someone comes out with such a comment it makes you wonder if you're living in a fairyland, with just another ordinary creation. On the other hand, the person who made the comment has long been regarded as an action guru in the US<font color="#0000FF"> (particularly with trouble shooting and supplying Tokiwa parts, and Tokiwa are making my wippens and shanks)</font>. Perhaps he is feeling a bit sore about me designing my own grand piano action.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite> I had the opposite opinion.  I didn't think of it at the<br> time nor have the temerity to ask, "Well can you show us a piano<br> here that has a bass that you like?"  It was my first convention,<br> and had attended one of his classes and wasn't up to playing in<br> public.  Otherwise I am sure I could have demonstrated the<br> excellence of the sound of your piano and I doubt he nor I could<br> have heard the diff when blindfolded or if so it could well have<br> been your piano!<br> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>        Richard Moody</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>It was a huge week for us at Reno, and we were most encouraged by the supportive comments we received from a great number of delegates, apart from the one exception. And thank you for your support Richard. I just hope that we can return to the US when we get the 280 concert piano up an running.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Best,</div> <div>Ron O.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>    </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i> Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br>      _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">     _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>