Thee was a great review of a recital in Seattle by the violinist Hilary Hahn accompanied by the wonderful Valentina Lisitsa. “At the piano — a fine mellow-toned Bosendorfer instead of the usual Steinway — Valentina Lisitsa showed great interpretative sympathy and technical skill, not least in the demanding Brahms accompaniments.”
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Garrick Ohlsson on YouTube
Garrick is a good friend of Bosendorfer and graciously agreed, at an event at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC, to give a sampling from his upcoming all Scriabin recital. This was music making of the highest order, in the most wonderful, casual, engaging setting you can imagine. Sorry folks, but the youtube […]
What is the Yamaha S Series?
In a nutshell, the S series are Yamaha’s concert level, hand made pianos. Made in a separate factory, these 3 models, the S4 (191 cn, 6’3″) , S6 (212m, 6’11”) and CFIIIS (275cm, 9′) (pronounced C F three S) are made using techniques that would be familiar in any high end piano factory. Lots of […]
Voicing Part One
Voicing is one of the most critical aspects of piano maintenance and repair and perhaps the most mysterious. It’s mysterious because there is so little you can actually specify, unlike the precise measurements of key dip or let off. Voicing is often referred to as “tone regulating” which has a more clear meaning. It is […]
The High End Piano Experience
I’m working on my concept that we, as manufacturers, need to get together to develop and promote the idea of the High End Piano Experience, rather than assume that everybody agrees with our premise that these things are worth a lot of money. What is the HEPE? It’s the combination of an outstanding musical instrument […]
Now I know how people got sucked in by Madoff
I should have known better, but I got screwed by a piano rebuilder in Yonkers. He came recommended by a friend who should know. Originally I just needed my piano restrung, a pretty straight ahead job if you’re a restringer so made sense to have it done. Long story short, the piano ended up in […]