Pianos
Hallet Davis & Co. Classic Grand
The tone of this piano can be defined as typically European. It has an Ibach scale design. These pianos have a warm rich tone and a bell like clarity.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Soundboard:
Solid Spruce, 2125 square inches
Ribs:
Spruce
Inside Rim and Posts:
Hardwood
Pinblock:
17 ply Hard Rock Maple (German)
Hammers:
Imported (German)
Keyboard and action parts:
White Spruce and Maple
Full "Sustenuto" pedal
European Style:
Grand piano action
International Size:
Grand Keys
Wet sand cast plate
All wood is kiln dried to international standards
Finish: Ebony
Height:
100.6cm (39.6")
Width:
148.6cm (58.5")
Length:
185cm (6'1")
Weight:
340kg (748 lbs)
German scale and technical designs
Available Sampled Pianos/Organs:
Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand, Model 290 - The primary choice for most of my studio work. Since a new Bosendorfer 290 lists for over 100 grand, I use the Bardstown 24bit 96kHz 4GB sampled instrument that is used by many artists today. Listen for the 290 on Lullaby for Sophie and Song for Madeleine
It is the only concert grand in the world to have nine sub-bass notes, down to bottom C, giving it a full eight octave compass keyboard. These extra notes enable some compositions to be accurately performed, which were originally scored with lower notes, by composers such as Bartók, Debussy, Ravel and Busoni. Special construction features have a very positive influence on the overtones produced when the piano is played, and helps to create the maximum range of both power and volume, and allows the smallest subtle variations in sound to be heard, across the whole range of the piano.
97 keys
l: 290 cm
w: 168 cm
net: 570 kg
l: 9'6"
w: 5'9"
net: 1255 lb
Sampled by Kip McGinnis, Bardstown Audio. Steinber HALion sampler format.
Steinway Model 'D'
http://www.steinway.com/steinway/specs/model_d.shtml
| Dimensions | |
| Height | |
| Length | 8' 11-3/4" (274 cm) |
| Width | 61 1/4" (156 cm) |
| Depth | |
| Net Weight | 990 pounds (480 kg) |
| Encasement | |
| Furniture | Ebonized, Walnut |
| Panel Stock | Quarter-sawn poplar corewood crossbanded and face veneered. |
| Solids | Ebonized birch |
| Legs | Ebonized birch, Walnut veneer over birch. Locking devices. |
| Finish | Heavy full-bodied black or clear lacquer; completely hand-rubbed. |
| Hardware | Solid brass; polished & lacquered. |
Hammond B3 Organ - Can't beat that Hammond sound. Hear it in action on Alley Cat, recorded in 2004.
http://www.hammond-organ.com/Products/B3.htm
"1955. Introduction of the model B3" one small line in Hammond's history, but so greater statement for popular music. In the past 50 years the Hammond B3 has been; and continues to be the keyboard instrument of choice for some of the greatest names in the world of Music.
Sophie in the Studio Playing the Keystation Pro 88
