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In the Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping.
Post Subject: The interface with a piano is not the ears, rather the handsPosted by rowuk on: 9/7/2014
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Romy,
you are very right about the piano being what it is. Piano players ALWAYS comment the action and response of the keyboard initially. The feedback from the instrument to the player is always tactile first. I am convinced that a concert pianist only "hears" the orchestra when they are on stage. Chamber music is perhaps different, there is more interaction of melodic line, dynamic give and take.
The lid of the piano is used to control loudness as well as directivity. The sonics I truly believe are secondary. Perhaps this is the reason that Steinway has almost a monopoly at the top. Bösendorfer spent a lot of effort to deal with increasing the power of low, mid and upper bass (not with the lid), but never got the traction for their efforts.
I am convinced if "audio" events were significant, the lid of the piano would have gotten some automation, a pedal or other mechanical method to use it expressively while playing. As it is still a static, heavy piece of wood, I am sure that audio is not part of the agenda...........Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site