I forgot to add that during the last two years I have assisted to top name ensembles in securing Roland Harpsichords, both used, during a period when new ones were not available.
One we found in Oxford for a London ensemble who appears frequently on CD and DVD who had borrowed one and wanted to get out of paying for tuning and setup for rehearsals but still intended to use a real one for performances. And the other one for the longest running series of cantatas in NYC, the director for all those years just deciding that the expense and hassle were not worth it any more and will only use this. They, and none of the other digital builders, do not do note by note synthesis. Roland and Rodgers are the only digital ones that sample and produce the sound in stereo which ti my ears is an advantage. These instruments will never ever please the purists, but are an alternative for those who have nothing or but a small budget. When real harpsichords are not slavishly maintained they can go way out of whack. If kept in a climate controlled room they are much more reliable, I rehearsed on one in Italy than had not been tuned for 8 months and it was wonderful. Of course the room was never heated nor air conditioned and the walls were 36" stone thick as this was a earthquake area. noel jones, aago _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
