Hi Ibo,

On 14/05/2016, 8:21 PM, "Harpsichords and Related Topics on behalf of Ibo Ortgies" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Wouldn’t any harpsichord (type)  fit the bill, that is experienced (by whom?) as more sonorous than a Pleyel?

What is sonorous, precisely?

In English, we have, from my Apple Mac dictionary, the closest at hand:

sonorous |ˈsɒn(ə)rəs, səˈnɔːrəs|
adjective
(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full. he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice.
• capable of producing a deep or ringing sound: the alloy is sonorous and useful in making bells.
• (of a speech or style) using imposing language: he relished the sonorous words of condemnation.



Our Pleyel is imposingly deep and full, to the extreme. Partly because of the 16.
It produces a magnificent ringing sustain (can be 60 seconds plus).
It is certainly a most imposing sound, beyond dispute.

I really do think people need to experience a Pleyel in full working order before they bash the craftsmanship and skill of the artisans of that era.

Andrew

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