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Post by ab101 on Dec 7, 2022 22:02:40 GMT -6
Seems really interesting: www.vsl.co.at/en/Fazioli_F308$468.54 U.S. at the time of writing this - full library price - until the end of Dec. 2022. Cheers! |
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Post by seawell on Dec 7, 2022 22:28:20 GMT -6
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Post by ab101 on Dec 7, 2022 23:00:45 GMT -6
It is almost 1/2 that price if one does not want the 11 microphone positions. I will check out your link, Josh. |
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Post by mike on Dec 8, 2022 5:24:13 GMT -6
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Post by paulnajar on Dec 8, 2022 14:58:05 GMT -6
Synthogy Ivory has a 10 foot Fazoli - they don’t say which model - for $179. I have it but it doesn’t get a lot of of use around here as I prefer their American Grand mostly - a vintage Steinway. Ivory’s playability and sonics are excellent and worth a look if you haven’t yet and if you’re comparing Fazolis this should be on your list IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2022 20:17:40 GMT -6
I have a friend with a real Fazioli. I'm recording her in a couple of weeks, but all we've got for that session is a Steinway D  |
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Post by ab101 on Dec 8, 2022 21:20:56 GMT -6
I have played some Fazioli pianos, and frankly, I did not like them. I love the Steinways. Anyway, the video that VSL has on this does sound really good to me, so I thought this particular Fazioli might be good. I have read some comments by people who have demoed or bought it, and they are mixed. My favorite review basically told VSL that they should focus on improving their Steinway D! (It took me quite some time to get the VSL Steinway D the way I want it - and I do like it now. But I can see where it can be improved.)
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Post by markfouxman on Dec 8, 2022 23:31:05 GMT -6
I played Fazioli many times and still to see the one I like. The mechanics regulation is wonderful... to play Chopin, or Lizst etudes is very easy. Not for nothing Trifonov has chosen to play Chopin 24 etudes on the Fazioli. The sound is blah. I checked a few samples from the library and they all sound bad--too close miking for classical and just not a good piano sound, not to mention very questionable artistic qualities of the performances. In term of sound I greatly prefer Steinway D (esp. Hamburg), but in general their regulation is not as good and the mechanics are a bit sluggish and tend to be on a heavy side. American ones out the factory need LOTS of lacquering. Once I played at Scottsdale Steinway hall with brand new American Steinway--they just got it--it was impossible to manage that beast--it felt like you play into cotton...
Another couple instruments I enjoy are older Bechsteins (very popular in Europe) and also the new Ant. Petrof is nice.
Best, M
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Post by the other mark williams on Dec 9, 2022 2:56:04 GMT -6
[…] Another couple instruments I enjoy are older Bechsteins (very popular in Europe) and also the new Ant. Petrof is nice. Best, M Bechstein, Blüthner, and Baldwin. Three pianos that don’t get the attention they deserve. I love Steinways and Bosendorfers as much as anybody, but my ears almost relax a little with the three Bs from my first paragraph. They each have a lyrical quality that I find to be just gorgeous. |
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