Steinway Concert Grand -- player piano

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Mr. Loeb,
Steinway NY approves PianoDisc (full 88 note player system) for all 
of their pianos.  This includes routing out access through the keybed 
to the underside of the keys and because it is a full 88 note system 
part of the legs as well.  This isn't practically visible from out of 
the piano.  The only sound impact of player mechanisms is their 
actual working sounds.  Some are better then others.  Pedal solenoids 
are usually the noisiest.

As for a system, properly equipped it can be an education support 
item for piano students, as well as an entertainment item.  This is 
one way we get more pianos into people's homes.  If it works to do 
that, I'm all for it.

Really now, what is so sacred about a Steinway CG?  I love that they 
usually can be made to sound decent but I hate how terribly made they 
usually are.  Now if you were talking about a Fazioli... 
:-)  Actually people who buy those probably usually do add players to 
them, goes with the territory.   Bosendorfer recognized this and came 
up with their own player system.

Andrew Anderson

At 11:42 AM 4/22/2008, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any feelings about turning a Steinway concert grand 
>into an electronic player piano?  I have a potential buyer of my 
>piano who wants to add the disc system, or something like that.  As 
>a piano purist, I am considering not selling her the piano if she is 
>serious because I don't want to affect the quality of the sound or 
>action of the piano.  But, is it possible to attach these devices 
>without affecting anything?  The piano would be in her home, but 
>would be used for rather large (~100 people) home performances.
>
>
>Benjamin Loeb
>
>www.benloeb.com
>
>p/f (915) 875-0231
>
>c (915) 525-4033

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