Talk:Bösendorfer
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[edit] Hollein Böses
I commend User:Redlark's eagerness to contribute helpfully and adaptably to the Bösendorfer Article, but I think that his addition might not be relevant enough to add to this—right now very short—article. The fact that a specific architect constucted a special edition Imperial grand does not seem significant to be mentioned here, especially if one considers how short the section on the regular 290 Imperial Grand (one of the most significant piano series in the world) already is. Maybe this bit of information would better be placed in the Hans Hollein article, because it seem to concern him more than it concern Bösendorfer pianos in general. — Mütze 19:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see anything about where the 2nd Hans Holleins model is located. I know one of them is in Florida (The hotel even advertises it.), but I can't find anything about the one in China. Starcity ai 07:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Digital / player pianos
Am I right in saying that Bosendorfer does not produce digital / self-playing pianos? Digital piano Player piano
--LeedsKing 11:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Wrong. Wrong wrong WRONG. Urgh, you should have been there during the great MichaelIsGreat War of June 2006. Bösendorfer does in fact make the CEUS Computer Grand Piano (which is BRAND NEW and I don't know if it's available yet). In fact, there was a HUGE edit war about that piano! It all started when an anon posted a LONG paragraph on the CEUS (in ad format). I reverted it, saying that it was an ad. Then MichaelIsGreat came in and reposted the paragraph- 8 times in a row! He also posted the paragraph in the Player piano article, also 8 times in a row. While doing that, he used insulting edit summaries and talk page comments (The mad people who delete my postings, GO BACK TO YOUR MAD HOUSE!). Finally, he was blocked. In fact, there is a sentence in the current article that says "The newest Bösendorfer model is called the CEUS Computer Grand Piano". That was my attempt to see if MichaelIsGreat would come back or not, writing about the computer piano but not in ad format! Fortunately, he did not. See archive 1 of this talk page for more about him. SupaStarGirl 12:48, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, that was quite a hassle. — Mütze 13:25, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
I would like to add a short paragraph about the 290SE digital reproducing pianos built in the 1980s, any comments or should I just put it straight in? --Cclark2007 18:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Steely Dan
Was Steely Dan really a Bösendorfer artist? SupaStarGirl 23:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, according to the liner notes of the CD remaster/re-release of Katy Lied
"O, the things we've seen and heard! - an Arp synthesizer burning in the courtyard of a West Hollywood sound stage - the thunder of a DeTomaso Pantera parked beneath the echo chambers of Studio C - the mighty room-service bill from the Beverly Wilshire hotel, reflecting the cost of the joyful reunion of Mr. Phil Woods and 200 of his closest L.A. studio/jazz-musician pallies - the world's first and last DBX noise reduction unit with factory installed wings, and a Bosendorfer piano that actually got louder after being struck - all things considered, the Katy Lied experience poses, we think, nothing so much as the musical analog of Richard Burton's famous query, in the sword and sandal epic "The Robe" - "were you...out there?" Yes, we were."
I've also read other articles and interviews that mention their use of a bösendorfer. If this quote doesn't qualify as a citation, let me know. --Insomniak 05:25, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
If I had Katy Lied, I would have realized that and put Steely Dan back in. However, I do not have Katy Lied. Although there is no way to prove your statement if one does not have the album, I still trust you on this one, and I will put Steely Dan back in the article. SupaStarGirl 16:25, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Brian May from Queen was also inserted into the article. Someone deleted it as a hoax. I know you shouldn't site Wiki articles for Wiki articles, but an anon has recently inserted text saying that on a Queen song called Flash, there was a Bosendorfer. According to the article about the song called Flash, there was a Bosendorfer Imperial. SupaStarGirl 15:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sound
It would be great to read something about the distinctive sound of a Bosendorfer compared to other famous grand piano marques such as Steinway and Bechstein. I appreciate that it would be difficult to actually put the difference in to words but I would love to read it!
195.194.167.31 12:13, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Danfreedman did. It looked like an ad and I deleted it. SupaStarGirl 22:21, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Giorgio
Several people, including Giorgio and Ferdinand Alexander Porsche have designed pianos for Bösendorfer.
Does this Giorgio person have a surname? If he's a famous enough designer, his wikilink should lead to an article, but it doesn't. Lontano 01:08, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
