Torrent Ivory Grand Piano
The latest addition to Synthogy's piano showroom, Ivory II American Concert D, sees the company's in-depth sampling techniques applied to a vintage, nine-foot 1951 New York Steinway Model D274 grand. The piano's distinguished history is reflected in its serial number, CD 121: long before the advent of the compact disc, Steinway & Sons applied the 'CD' tag to concert grands earmarked for the use of touring performers and recording artists, and number 121 was evidently a favourite of piano giants Glenn Gould and Rudolf Serkin. After much restoration work on the piano by technician Michel Pedneau, the samples were performed in the Françoys-Bernier Concert Hall in Quebec (also the recording location for the original Ivory German Steinway) by Synthogy's Joe Ierardi and recorded by engineer Mark Donahue of Soundmirror.