I worked for a restaurant that had a couple of Yamaha c3s. Had a lot of fun on them but I prefer uprights and I'm just getting to the point in my life where I can afford to buy one. I'm very interested in using felts and cloths much like Nils Frahm and I think I've seen some of your videos using clothes over the strings. Anyway if I'm planning on using cloth would you recommend maybe a brighter piano to compensate the muted strings?
I'd say you can always adjust the thickness of the felt or cloth for muting more easily than you can adjust the unmuted/natural tone on your piano. So if you like the brighter sound use a thicker mute, or use a thinner mute cloth for mellower pianos. I'd have to experiment on the individual piano myself. Best of luck.
Dude...I was literally looking at ATX Craigslist Pianos last night. Your timing couldn't be better. Thanks.
Great! Just my two cents but I hope it's helpful. That 1991 Baldwin is a steal for $500 unless it has serious issues.
Thank you for taking your time to make videos like this one. Much appreciated
You're welcome.
I worked for a restaurant that had a couple of Yamaha c3s. Had a lot of fun on them but I prefer uprights and I'm just getting to the point in my life where I can afford to buy one. I'm very interested in using felts and cloths much like Nils Frahm and I think I've seen some of your videos using clothes over the strings. Anyway if I'm planning on using cloth would you recommend maybe a brighter piano to compensate the muted strings?
I'd say you can always adjust the thickness of the felt or cloth for muting more easily than you can adjust the unmuted/natural tone on your piano. So if you like the brighter sound use a thicker mute, or use a thinner mute cloth for mellower pianos. I'd have to experiment on the individual piano myself. Best of luck.