[CAUT] Carbon Fiber Soundboard

[Farrell]

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> Yes that Dream bit seemed a bit of an odd thing to me as well. It was the 
> introduction to his presentation.  Have you ever played a Stuart yourself 
> or listened to one up close and personal ?

Yes, just this past September in Sydney. Very obviously distorted. At low 
volume sounded quite nice actually, but if you get aggressive at all, the 
sound just breaks down in a nasty sort of way.

>I have heard several conflicting comments about this distortion thing.  I'd 
>like to reserve judgment till I hear for myself. I have several recordings 
>where they are really driven hard and I dont find anything I would call 
>distortion.  Tho the sound is reminiscent of forte instruments of old and 
>when driven hard do take on a much different quality then a modern 
>instrument driven hard.
>
> As for the Steinway bit. You have to remember this fellow is used to 
> Hamburg Steinways.

Ahhhh. Good point. Just saw my first Hamburg Steinways also in September in 
Australia.

Terry Farrell

> In anycase his own instrument was quite satisfying.  Tho personally... I 
> still dont find an instrument that in the end manages as much all around 
> versatile good sound as Steinway and Sons.  Preference thing I guess.   I 
> love em myself.  Hamburgs mind you.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>
>    My Dream Piano.....
>    The Power and Build Quality of a Stuart
>    The Upper Register Sound of a Fazioli
>    The Tenor and Bass Sound of a Bösendorfer
>    The Artist / Keyboard Interface of a Steinway
>
>
>    Have you ever listened to a Stuart? Maybe some would want to call
>    what they
>    have "power", but the pianos distort badly at any medium-lound volume.
>    Keyboard of a Steinway? Maybe some, but taken as a whole, I'd hate
>    to be
>    producing pianos with that kind of inconsistency.
>
>    Hmmmm....
>
>    Terry Farrell
>