<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find it interesting what = words both pianists and technicians use to describe the sound of a particular = piano.  With so many definitions is there really a standard?  I'm sure most = would agree.  Here are a some phrases commonly used to describe pianos...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "bright"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "dark"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "tinny"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "rough"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "crisp"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "tubby"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "muddy"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "dead"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "full"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "weak"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "deep"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "shallow"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "metallic"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "woody"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  "grainy" <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  "smooth"</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "hollow"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "clean"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  "dry" <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  "cool"</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "transparent"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "hard"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "solid"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "glassy"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "fluid"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "reflective"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano sounds  = "hot"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV>Well there you go.  <U>That</U> is what a piano sounds like.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rob Goodale</DIV> <DIV>Las Vegas, NV</DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></D= IV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BO= DY></HTML>