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Re: Perfect pitch may not be so 'perfect' by Mark R. @ Yesterday at 07:14 AM

I'm not sure about Jurgen, but I have this exact problem. I once made the mistake of buying a recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerti that were played at "baroque" pitch. The interpretation as such is beautiful, but the semitone pitch diff

Re: Jazz Study Group 2: Advanced Players by knotty @ Yesterday at 07:13 AM

Nice job Jazzwee! I took a video of us Sat. night and one of the tunes is blue bossa. I'll try to post it soon.

Re: Equal temperament by Mark R. @ Yesterday at 07:05 AM

Originally Posted By: Minnesota MartyG-Maj. and F-Maj. are the second easiest keys and they are pretty far from C. Am I missing something? G and F are as close to C as one can get.

Re: Does a soundboard improve with aging? by lluiscl @ Yesterday at 07:00 AM

Originally Posted By: OlekSoft tone, with no much high frequencies for the ones I have seen. But they had many cracks, always Hi Isaac. According Steingraeber this pictured model is the improved version (30 years later) of the famous last piano Li

Re: yamaha P105 vs Casio px150 for Kontakt by Mta88 @ Yesterday at 06:59 AM

Hi foster12. I play a little bit of everything. But yiruma and ludovico einaudi being two favorites.

Re: Fantom X MIDI (again) by PtJaa @ Yesterday at 06:57 AM

dooger94, 1/2: If everything was "lighting up" as you played, INCLUDING mixer (the vertical bar at the bottom of the screen where you can set volume and see moving bar that denotes current volume during playing), there is probably somethin

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Re: Leonard Slatkin's Cliburn diary by Numerian @ Yesterday at 06:53 AM

Here, here. Slatkin sees things about the finalists that no one on the jury can appreciate from a distance. He certainly pegged Fei Fei's difficulties from the start, but was also sympathetic towards the possibility she was tired from such a grueli

Re: Saw Elton John last night by EssBrace @ Yesterday at 06:53 AM

Originally Posted By: EddieTI think the Steinway sounded good in the '82-'84 period. The Steinway sounded very odd on the Live In Australia album. I agree. It was a great sounding rock piano at the Wembley show in '84. Really ballsy. But in Austral

Re: 2013 ABF Survey by Sam S @ Yesterday at 06:50 AM

OK, who is the person who owns 4 or more pianos? I want a name... And who is it that claims to be an expert player? Inquiring minds want to know! Results are pretty much what they have been in the past, but it's still surprising to see how many hav

Re: When you're 38 it's just embarrassing... by -Frycek @ Yesterday at 06:46 AM

Originally Posted By: Rimshot609My spouse usually starts asking me to help her with house chores about the time I sit down to practice. For this reason I try to limit my practice when she's around. Let's just say the mother and father in-law doesn’

Re: Saw Elton John last night by EddieT @ Yesterday at 06:40 AM

I think the Steinway sounded good in the '82-'84 period. The Steinway sounded very odd on the Live In Australia album. Did they harden up the hammers or something? Very little sustain audible. In '84 there was what looked to be a mic input/mixer mou

Re: Harpsichord/Clavichord Plans? by Olek @ Yesterday at 06:39 AM

paper plans are never the exact dimension due to shrinking, humidity, folding, ... only the numbers/dimensions written have to be taken in account (learned that the hard way with a keyboard plan)

Hammer Effect keyboards - Who`d have `em? by peterws @ Yesterday at 06:38 AM

Years ago now, I was in the throes of changing my DP. It was `98 and I was keen to be shut of my CLP250 which, if you know the instrument, was pretty horrific for the price. 76 notes was OK, but the action was heavyish and it didn`t do stereo altho

Re: Saw Elton John last night by EddieT @ Yesterday at 06:38 AM

Davey's recovering from surgery apparently. But will be rejoining the band in a couple of weeks.

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Re: Stuart & Sons--Any experience? by joe80 @ Yesterday at 06:34 AM

They are wonderful. I think they haven't penetrated the market because they don't build high numbers of pianos, really. The cost is around the same as Fazioli I think.

Re: When you're 38 it's just embarrassing... by dmd @ Yesterday at 06:28 AM

Your new endeavor, while admirable, is obviously causing stress lines to appear in your relationships with family members. It is important for you to recognize that and address it because it is probably going to only get worse. The fact that you

Re: yamaha P105 vs Casio px150 for Kontakt by foster12 @ Yesterday at 06:20 AM

Hi MTA88,I've just chosen P105 because I don't like very much Casio Sound. But it's only matter of taste What kind of music do you like to play?

Re: yamaha P105 vs Casio px150 for Kontakt by Mike_Martin @ Yesterday at 06:14 AM

Originally Posted By: Mta88 The Action of the px130 and 150 are the same u say Mike Martin? No, I didn't say that. I said the weight of the action is the same.

Pianist Corner

Re: Hasche-Mann accents by troglodyte @ Yesterday at 06:02 AM

Thanks Bruce. I certainly agree to not accent the second beat of m4 and similar places. My problem is only with the final sf in the penultimate measure. It is there in all scores available on imslp, though I agree it does not make sense contextually.

Re: Equal temperament by Olek @ Yesterday at 05:57 AM

Originally Posted By: rxd That would be almost like saying I do what the voices in my head are telling me. . the string winder that is dictating the parameters and, depending how old the piano is, quite possibly from beyond the grave!!! Phew !

Re: yamaha P105 vs Casio px150 for Kontakt by Mta88 @ Yesterday at 05:52 AM

Software pianos has 256note polyphony. Samples are awesome. I basically just need the keybed and half pedal capability which the p35 has right? This is going to be a home piano perminently hooked up to the computer in my room. Only problem I see

Re: Equal temperament by Olek @ Yesterday at 05:51 AM

Based on C That said older music I (mean before Internet) is played with A=415 Hz , half a tone lower.

Re: yamaha P105 vs Casio px150 for Kontakt by Mta88 @ Yesterday at 05:49 AM

Should I consider the yamaha p35? It is very tempting. Has ghs. Compatible with fc3 pedal so there is half pedaling. I am on a budget and can get it for cheap. 32 note polyphony/awm samples won't matter if strictly using it as a software piano.

Re: When you're 38 it's just embarrassing... by -Frycek @ Yesterday at 05:34 AM

Originally Posted By: Rimshot609 Society tells us that you should give up your dreams and instead live them through your children when you get older. Living your dreams through your children is one of the most selfish and potentially destructive t