This was a doozy. But, overall, my thoughts are that I don’t understand why anyone would choose to play on anything other than a fucking Steinway custom.

Same time test but with the 1st movement of the ‘Mondschein’ Sonata, by Beethoven. Op 27, no 2.

This is the Yamaha grand setting.

Meh…

Rich but weak in the uppers.

Today the grands are all taken up with private lessons and the like so I’m in my classroom trying out different grand piano sounds for the ‘Pathétique’. Some grands are too warm in the bass, some too little: this is the Steinway 9’ setting.

A snippet of today’s Chopin practice. It’s hot as fuck in the studio. My focus is starting to drift and my frustration just hit out of nowhere. I think today is a wrap 🥶🥶😂😂🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾

If you’re seeing this, drop an old clip that you still love:

I truly despise being filmed or photographed but I’ve always loved this little clip here. My daughter is almost six now. I’ll not be leaving this up long.

This is several years old and from when I was running the Festival of Lights at the Grotto here in Portland, Oregon. Hence my rough attire and face.

This is one of the upper grounds chapels I used to use on my lunch breaks so could play the piano and get my downtime in…

Saw one of these bad boys (girls? Things?) today in downtown Portland…

I feel much safer already, Comrade Botnik. Thank you securing my safety in these challenging times.

Also, seeing sun hit Portland’s finest pales in the face is HILARIOUS!!!! Streets are EMPTY as they scurry from shade pocket to shade pocket like lost bits of rice….

Years old. I used to run the Festival of Lights at the Grotto (PDX) hence the outdoor work clothes. (15 million lights strung up in six weeks!!) I used to play this piano in one of the chapels on-site during lunch breaks.

This is maybe five, six years old?