<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=US-ASCII"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple id="role_body" = bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Recordings can = be deceiving and I don’t like to rely on them for a true picture of a = piano’s tone.  I’ve heard some beautiful recordings on Yamahas that = were very un Yamaha like in their overall impression.  Recording has = gotten so sophisticated lately in terms of the ability to manipulate tone so = I’m generally reluctant to draw any conclusions that way.   <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: Saturday, February = 04, 2006 7:04 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Soundboard = Resonces and the Wogram Article   <div> <div>   David </div> <div>   I hear what your saying & I agree.  I'm not sure this answers = any of your 2 question directly but  I just listened to a CD of Ron Overs = piano.  A   71/2  ft played by Scott Thile.  Scott is = a very talented player but the other real talent is in Ron & his  piano.  I have listened to many good to horrible piano = recordings & most probably Steinway Ds so I have a good feel for this sort of = thing. At first I though it wasa really good D but then as I listened closely I realized how purely powerful & clear the tone = was.  Especially the top four  treble octaves.  The whole piano was = good but Rachmaninoff really showcases the trebles & they = shined. </div> <div>     Pure tonal power.  Oh...My  ...Gosh.  The = Rachmaninoff  was gorgeous but the pianist had a lot to work with. Quite a good recording & the sound was what I personally have always hoped for intuitively. The recording subdued the bass a bit but still the whole = piano was a dream. </div> <div>   A preferable sound?  Oh yeah Baby!! </div> <div>    Dale Erwin </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> My experience so far is that the RC&S boards with cutoff and fish etc., = are better, but different.  By better, I mean more predictable, better = success rate, fewer quirky things like killer octaves, dead trebles, = unsmooth transitions, thuddy low basses, distortions in the tenor, strange resonances, dead spots.  There are some qualities that change and = my attempt in all this is to understand why and whether those other intangibles = are also controllable.  David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net </blockquote> </div> <div>  </f= ont> </div> </div> </body> </html>