There have been a number of threads on PianoWorld focused on the perceived ills of the industry and how to fix them. A number of the posters seem to think that manufacturers are idiots, with no marketing skills or sense of the industry. People come up with these expensive programs that “they” should do, with […]
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They do things differently in Europe
I visited Berlin this spring, on my way to Vienna. While there I visited a small technician based Bosendorfer dealer in the former Eastern section. These guys have had the high level tech training typical of Europe trade crafts, studying and working at Bechstein. They approach some things differently, for example they have a bass […]
Recital musings
Went to Caramoor to hear my friend Gabriela Montero. Originally scheduled for the Spanish Courtyard, it was moved to the Venetian theater because of rain probability. She played wonderfully but it was not a good setting for a recital and the piano made me think of everything I hate about the Steinway sound. Loud, clangy with […]