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Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs and more!
On 18/01/06, Robert Hodge wrote:
> ANY properly restored grand or upright piano with a properly restored
> Welte, Duo Art or Ampico A or B reproducing system will beat the pants
> off ANY electronic system that doesn't use a real piano.
>
> IMNSHO
The player piano has more accurate sound. The problem is the precise
timing of the notes and pedalling. Even with a very well adjusted
player, there is a slight inaccuracy of timing compared to a recording.
If the player is not exceptionally well adjusted, it sounds like what it
is - a robot playing the piano.
Some listeners seem to be more sensitive to this than others.
The sad thing is that many important artists recorded only on the
simpler non-reproducing rolls, which do not record the loudness of each
note (or the pedalling). The Jelly Roll Morton rolls, for example, are
IMO useless for this reason. Fortunately there are good electrical (and
not-so-good acoustic) recordings of his playing.
Regards
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Don Cox
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