Michael Szumowski-

clarity in the sustain, ‘lifting the blanket off’, definition, focused sound, harmonics in the after-sound³²¹

Mark Gasser –

more versatile , more colours, a new sound world ,expanded in every sense.³²²

Peter Gardner – ‘Remarkably Clear’

Reviewer Peter McCallum –

“Stuart’s new piano rises to the occasion” :³²³

The sound has a double-reed edge to it: it comes out to greet youlike an oboe rather than wrapping itself warmly around you like aclarinet. Those expecting Steinway mellowness may be disappointed.What one has instead is a sense of being able to take every detail offar-flung Fred Williams landscape with clarity, precision and, wherenecessary, with moments of subtly highlighted colour.³²⁴

Comparisons of tonal colour ranges of Yamaha and Kawaii pianos.

‘ mellow, mellow to bright’ ³²⁵

Kawaii vrs Yamaha survey:

‘mellow’, ‘blurry’ ,‘distinguished’ ³²⁶

Piano technician Arian Harris describes the sound of the Fazioli pianos:

The Fazioli tone is clear, pure, and profound, the midsection is rich, and every treble note up to the last is full, balanced, and sonorous. But compared to makes such as Steinway and Mason & Hamlin, the Fazioli sound is relatively lacking in tonal color.. ³²⁷

Piano technician Ed Whiting describes the sound of the Fazioli pianos:

If you combine all of the positive attributes of the New York and Hamburg Stein ways in the design of a new piano, then add an owner, head designer, and small production staff dedicated to building exactly to that design, you have the essence of a Fazioli. ³²⁸

^{320     7}Stuart & Sons Handcrafted Pianos “Innovations,” http://www.stuartandsons.com/videos.html and Stuart & Sons, “ Players Comment On The Stuart & Sons Piano,” YouTube video, 7:55, August 9th, 2007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1eKI89HRo
³²¹ ibid
³²² ibid
^{323     9}“Innovations In The Piano”.
³²⁴Peter McCallum, “Stuart’s new piano rises to the occasion,”Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. 15th March ,1999 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/126103995/
³²⁵Mark Goodwin, “What are the tonal differences between amongst Yamaha U3 and U1 pianos,”(blog), 26th May, 2015 http://www.markgoodwinpianos.co.uk/info/yamaha-u3-u1-bright-mellow
³²⁶“Kawaii uprights (K5)- action and tone vs Yamaha U1”(blog), 26th May, 2015 http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=46927.0
³²⁷Arlan Harris,Fazioli Acoustic and Digitial Piano Buyer, (Spring 2010 Ed.):84. http://www.showcasepianos.com/pg84.htmlaccessed 26th May 2015
³²⁸Ed Whiting, (2010) Fazioli Acoustic and Digitial Piano Buyer, (Spring 2010 Ed.):84. http://www.showcasepianos.com/pg84.html accessed 26th May 2015