Il giorno domenica 16 gennaio 2022 alle 08:24:14 UTC+1 Dan Koren ha scritto:
On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 2:35:18 PM UTC-5, JohnGavin wrote:
This is a blurb from a recital on
medici.tv by Louis Debargue
Why would Debargue need a
piano with 102 keys when he
can barely play one with 88?
dk
I think that is a chance of help the knowledge of other type of piano building. The world of concert grand and of the piano building is largely dominated by Yamaha CFX, Steinway D and Shigeru Kawai. Most of piano builder, over the years, have pursuit
more or less the sound idea of Steinway. Paulello is a luthier, not a Corporation or a big factory. He has personal views of piano building, sound, and he made a new proposal. Enriching the harmonic register of the piano with eight complete octaves and a
fourth does not seem to me a bad idea. Parallel strings design is not considered good by some piano builders. It's interesting that Paulello (and Chris Maene) don't think so. For example, on the Official Site, Fazioli writes:
"The crossed-stringing design, proven through the experience of a multitude of professional pianists and millions of instruments built over more than 100 years, offers the following benefits:
Greater string length with the same soundboard dimensions.
Optimization of bridge positioning on the soundboard.
More compact cast-iron frame, without increasing weight, to better withstand the string tension (greater tuning stability).
Greater mobility of the soundboard with a significant increase in dynamic range, colour and power of acoustics.
All other kinds of piano design (e.g.: such as the one with parallel strings in use two centuries ago) can be considered obsolete for the high-quality performance requested by the classic piano literature from Mozart till today."
https://www.fazioli.com/
en/design-concepts/
Lucas Debargue is therefore right to show how there are valid alternatives and also make knowon the mastery of a local craftsman.
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