Bösendorfer is an Austrian piano. There are also 97-key full 8-octave keyboards with 4 to 9 pairs of strings under the 88 keys, with the lowest note being a major sixth C lower than usual. This keyboard is an extended bass. The soundboard of the strings expands, the number of strings that resonate increases, and the sound in the mid-low range becomes richer. It's not a keyboard to play, but a keyboard to make it resonate. The thickness of the core of the fundamental tone, the slow decay to maintain the "resonance", the depth of the bass, and the tone that is maintained make it an excellent match with the strings, making it switch to the perfect from chamber room to...
Read moreVery bad experience when trying out instruments!
I went to this place twice with my wife, in search for a viola for my own use.
First of all I’m not sure if they have any luthier in residence because all the settings on those nice instruments are absolutely rubbish. How could one put on those student quality bridge and tailpiece, the very least, on instrument with a ¥5,600,000 price tag?
And then there was the trying out experience. I was invited into a small room to try. It was all okay if their staff didn’t constantly barge in to check every time when I stopped playing and had a little discussion with my wife on...
Read moreWe were on a wild goose chase over tokyo to find a Muramatsu flute. Our last chance was at Yamano Music as it was near our hotel and we only managed to arrive 10 minutes before closing. It must be our lucky day as they had one DS flute of the exact specifications we wanted (we needed two but now we have at least one) for our children. The staff was really nice and everyone was full of smiles despite it was past closing time and we were also very apologetic - we did not expect them to have stock since Muramatsu told us the waitlist is 2 years! So thankful for the staff and we are sure to...
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