The Mellotron Group

Unless it's a student model, I think most Steinways suck.  You have to be a really really good player to get rock and roll out of them.   Give me an old Acrosonic or a Mason and Hamlin....

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2010 7:53 am
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report


  
    
                  
Gary Brumm wrote:
   
  
  
Are you ~seriously~comparing replicating a Steinway Grand Piano with sampling to doing thesame to a Mellotron?  
  
  
  
    

I wouldn't. 

Sampling a Steinway (or at least 'getting an accurate digitalpicture of one') is probably much easier as Steinways are way moreconsistent in their sound than a Mellotron. You can play the same noteten times on a Mellotron and they won't sound the same every time, inthe same way my upright piano doesn't play the same way two days in arow. Steinways on the other hand have centuries of engineeringrefinement in them that gives you a very consistent sound. 

I am also assured that how good a grand piano sounds is about 50% downto the piano and 50% down to the room. 


  
  
  
  
  
 Grand pianos willbe around long after the last “tape based” Mellotron has rolled off theassembly line.
  
  
  
  

I don't think he has said otherwise. The longevity of the instrumentisn't an issue anyone was discussing.