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Re:Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to w... by coward123 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @06:02PM (#31588719)
That's a really interesting observation you make, and one where I'll have to think on it for a bit. One of my thought exercises on this is to think about Glen Gould vs. Simone Dinnerstein's interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. There's something I like about the way Dinnerstein hits those keys that is different to my ear than Gould.
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Re:Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to w... by jacquesm on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:12PM (#31589337)
There is the myth of 'touch', the problem with the myth is that the piano was designed with the very explicit goal of eliminating it, just like it's predecessor, the harpsichord.

http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3139/can-a...

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