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Topic: What model of Bechstein is this?  (Read 2078 times)

Offline john90

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What model of Bechstein is this?
on: December 11, 2011, 06:58:10 AM
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I wonder if it was specially prepped in any way? Have they just got that one mic over the piano I wonder?


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Re: What model of Bechstein is this?
Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 12:48:47 PM
Looks like a B model. Do you know the year of the recording?
They might have had just that mic, not very advanced recordings in those days.

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Re: What model of Bechstein is this?
Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 12:56:45 PM
Do you know the year of the recording?

It was most likely recorded after 1954. Perhaps try to do a google search, type in key words to see if it yields some result.

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Re: What model of Bechstein is this?
Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 11:30:10 AM
Why 1954?

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Re: What model of Bechstein is this?
Reply #4 on: December 22, 2011, 07:57:32 PM
Why 1954?
Eddie Calhoun is on bass, and according to wikipedia he joined Garner in 1955 and played through to 1966.

Looks like a B model.
Good to know. It sounds nice and crisp, without being razor sharp like a Steinway.
I have not had the pleasure to play a nicely prepared older Bechstein, so it is nice to know what they can do.

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