Comments on: 1928 WINIFRED CHRISTIE on BECHSTEIN MOOR DUPLEX GRAND PIANO J. S. Bach Toccata and Fugue

By: Moooperator

Moooperator — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:50 +0000

One word… …
One word… Heavenly!

By: sanfranphono

sanfranphono — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:49 +0000

Heavenly perhaps …
Heavenly perhaps not, but an intrigueing document of a rare instrument.

Cheers and thanks

By: spannerworks1

spannerworks1 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:48 +0000

Excellent all round …
Excellent all round

Richard UK

By: kasyapa

kasyapa — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:47 +0000

intriguing. thank …
intriguing. thank you for this. reminds me of my long-held wish that some pedalier-equipped pianos would be recorded. schumann and alkan, as is well-known, liked them.

By: colombosithon

colombosithon — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:47 +0000

Thank you, Saint …
Thank you, Saint Francis Phono, for this fine addition to the Youtube library. Excellently done.

By: albanybeardguy

albanybeardguy — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:46 +0000

Very interesting, …
Very interesting, but an instrument useful for only a certain spectrum of the repertory, unless more music is composed or arranged for it. I can only suppose the touch must be very like a tracker pipe organ: rather heavy when the keyboards are coupled. I’d suspect it’s rather tricky to do subtle dynamic changes without a great deal of practice.

By: sanfranphono

sanfranphono — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:45 +0000

Hello if you watch …
Hello if you watch the NYT video, Christopher Taylor explains that the upper keyboard is harder, but then he plays the Goldbergs quite facile.

I would guess if you use the upper manual just to double organ points that’s fine.

Also, I would guess like any coupler, if it is disengaged, the lower keyboard works freely,

Cheers,

By: pianozuelo

pianozuelo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:43 +0000

A wonderful …
A wonderful recording and a nice compilation of images. However, it is Steinway & Sons that made the one piano (that is featured in the NYTimes video). Grotrian Steinweg is a different company and did not produce Moor pianos. Bechstein produced 12 short grands, 4 concert grands, and possibly one upright. The fourth pedal is only on the Steinway piano. The other makers used the three pedal lyre and converted the middle pedal into a coupler.

By: sanfranphono

sanfranphono — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:41 +0000

Oops,. sorry about …
Oops,. sorry about the confusion.
Steinway Hamburg it is.

Cheers