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- Is a bright piano good?
- What is a bright piano?
- Which pianos have a Mellow tone?
- How do you mellow a piano?
Is a bright piano good?
Bright is used to describe a high concentration of higher harmonics. When this tone contains a lot of tonal colors (a blend of harmonics), it is usually a very beautiful sound. A “bright piano tone” can be used to describe a pleasant, clear, clean, and brilliant sound.
What is a bright piano?
A bright piano is normally a description of a sound which heavily emphasizes the top of the EQ range. ... In a percussive hammer, there is a very dramatic rise and fall in the volume as the hammer hits the string, but the longer 'dying off' sound is much quicker and softer than the initial hit.
Which pianos have a Mellow tone?
At the other end of the price spectrum, Bluthner and Bosendorfer pianos have mellow tones. Among American pianos, the Charles Walter models are warmer and mellower than the competing Steinway & Mason & Hamlin models.
How do you mellow a piano?
On many newer pianos in homes the hammers can be reshaped to be as good as new. Reshaping the hammers would take away much of the bright harsh sound and give the piano a more mellow controllable sound. A tuner can tune a piano with reshaped hammers better as it is not so bright and piercing on the ears.
