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maybe yes, or maybe no.

Posted by sser2 (A) on January 24, 2008 at 12:29:54

In Reply to: If a piano's 'voice' is an illusion... posted by chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com on January 23, 2008 at 17:55:08:

Pianos are indeed very different. I accompanied my daughter recently to a piano store where she tried several baby grands. Their top price was $65,000 Bosendorfer. The sound of this instrument just floored me. It could play softest pianissimos with beautiful intimacy, and project authority and power when played forte. Everything in between was as perfect. However, my daughter prefered $25,000 Yamaha that sounded somewhat muted to me. She explained that Bosendorfer is for Romantic music, and Yamaha is for Bach and Mozart. She tried a few others, but with most of them from the first few cords it was clear that the instrument is no good.

Surprisingly, the character of piano sound comes through clearly with a good recording and playback. So if you don't like it, it may not be your speakers' blame. I particularly dislike metallic sound of many Steinways, the brand most used by professional musicians.

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