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Thalberg, this is very interesting: I was at Tengstrand's Master Class at the Helsingborgs Piano Festival (in Sweden) last year, and he talked endlessly to all students about sitting straight! He said he knew it was tempting to try to control things by leaning forward, but that it will only limit your pianistic abilities...AND, he mentioned that he had been playing "with the nose in the keyboard" himself, and it takes a long time to get away from. At his recital, he was playing with a very different posture than in the youtube video (which is from a few years ago, I see). So, my guess he's with you on this one!
On the other side, an extreme stiff spinal column could be much worse than an arched back.