Bechstein sound unchanged?

[David Boyce]

The local theatre got some funding to replace their elderly upright pianos, 
and got three nice new European uprights, one of which is a Bechstein to 
replace a huge old Bechstein in one of the rooms.

I tuned it today and was musing that there are quite a few 100+ year-old 
Bechsteins of a similar size in my area.  I was reflecting that in some ways 
the "look" was similar, with agraffes throughout, and then I realised that 
the sound quality is very much the same, allowing for a century of wear.  A 
kind of sweet, pleasant, not too challenging and not too powerful tone. 
Interesting that they haven't changed the sound they aim for in that size 
model in a century!

I liked the arrangement for the celeste rail - no spring involved at the 
top. (I don't think the pic shows it very well).

The theatre also has a beautiful S&S B, about 115 years old, but rebuilt by 
Steinway about 25 years ago, and wonderful.

Best wishes,

David. 
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