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TIL about this 19-foot grand piano with the longest bass strings in the world – and it sounds huge (www.classicfm.com)
submitted 10 months ago by realitista@lemm.ee to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It sounds... exactly like any other piano to me.

Maybe it's different in person?

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

If you had some 9ft speakers it might sound better, but in person is likely the only way to really experience it.

[–] geography082@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds Huge and ... Horrible

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting. Why do you feel that way? To me it seems to produce the fundamental frequencies much better in the low end. It's very clear sounding. Though the intonation doesn't quite sound perfect. But that's most pianos in the wild.

[–] geography082@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Because the bass strings vibrate too much and overlaps and even distort the sound of the other strings. I was waiting each time the interpreter will hit the bass keys. And there is a tiny momentum on his way of playing for that particular moment to show the piano particularities.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

The frame on that must be massive to contain the strain on that copper.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

Now that's a piiiiiaaaaaannnnooooo