<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>.Why is it that most of the piano players that I know do not get = bored when playing them.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Peterson----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 22, = 2003 3:58 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway Bashing........</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>  <P>Joseph Garrett wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE">Most who know me, know that I don't sing the = praises of S&S, as a <BR>technician. However, as a long time musician, I = do. The one thing that <BR>Steinway can do, that no other can, IMHO, is "cut = through the mix"! In the <BR>words of musicians of another era: It has = "Balls"! (I hope I'm not offending <BR>anyone with this term. None intended. <G>)</BLOCKQUOTE>Yes.... I aggree, the sound is carried across a = room and through the sound of other instruments better then any other piano = around. Tho some deny that, I have seen demonstrations myself that I cannot = find a way to refute, have heard this observation so many times by so many people = that I choose to align myself on the side of those who accept this as fact. Indeed.... Steinways whole reputation seems built to no small degree = on the ability of a Steinway to fill a hall. <P>Attacks on this characteristic of Steinways seems to largely fall = into two catagories.... Denial, and riducule. i.e. either it doesnt exist... or = there is no need for it to exist. I heard a similar comment the other day by = a European historical instruments rebuilder.... His was that no = instrument needed more then roughly half the sustain that modern instruments = have... because no music requires such sustain... Personally... I just gotta = scratch my head at such blantantly obvious..... "personal tastes" = argurementations. <BR>  <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <BR>Yes, I wish they would up-grade the way = they make soundboards. Yes, I wish <BR>they'd get their hammers so they = produce the "sound" of The Steinway and <BR>quit trying to compete with the = clanky hammers of other manufacturers. Yes, <BR>I wish they'd upgrade their = quality control. Yes, I wish they'd offer some <BR>options in case designs, = etc. Yes, I wish they'd put the Sostenuto mecanism <BR>where it belongs. = <BR>BUT, the fact remains, the Steinway gots "Balls"! (and for the most part, = <BR>that's a good thing!)</BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>And perhaps.... just perhaps.... the Steinway has got "Balls" = largely because they do things they way they do. Maybe there is something to = this carry power thing after all ..... just maybe <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <BR>Best Regards, <BR>Joe Garrett, RPT, = (Oregon) <BR>  <BR><A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"></A> </BLOCKQ= UOTE> <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway = <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <BR><A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>