http://www.susantomes.com/choosing-steinway-pianos/ Pianist & writer Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:01:38 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.susantomes.com/choosing-steinway-pianos/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Susan Tomes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:18 +0000 http://www.susantomes.com/?p=961#comment-709 You're quite right, Martin, it's difficult to choose a piano in a very different acoustic from the one in which you want to play it. For me I suppose the decision is mainly made on how it feels under my hands. I'm used to practising at home in a small room, and to 'scaling up' in my imagination, so I guess I've got used to making educated guesses about how pianos will sound in bigger rooms. You’re quite right, Martin, it’s difficult to choose a piano in a very different acoustic from the one in which you want to play it. For me I suppose the decision is mainly made on how it feels under my hands. I’m used to practising at home in a small room, and to ’scaling up’ in my imagination, so I guess I’ve got used to making educated guesses about how pianos will sound in bigger rooms.

]]> http://www.susantomes.com/choosing-steinway-pianos/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Martin Hall Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:45:39 +0000 http://www.susantomes.com/?p=961#comment-708 Dear Susan How do you manage to choose the most suitable piano in an acoustic (Steinway hall)different from the acoustic in which you will eventually record/perform? Best wishes Martin Dear Susan
How do you manage to choose the most suitable piano in an acoustic (Steinway hall)different from the acoustic in which you will eventually record/perform?
Best wishes
Martin

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