Boz SL Grand Lite
A Steinway L grand piano from 1926 that has past through the generations
Bybozmillar
The story
This piano is a 1926 Steinway L that my grandparents bought back in the 1950’s. For almost 70 years, it was in the same corner of my grandparents house being played a few times a year, serving more as a great spot to hide under.
It wasn’t until my later years that I learned how great a piano it was, at which point my Grandma started a contest. Whichever of her grandkids could play the best when she died would get the piano.
I won.
Reviews
The bass is out of tune, but the treble is still great.
Can be used with other piano sample libraries
Really lovely, warm tones!
Holy cow. This is quite possibly the perfect piano. This library stands up against any of the piano libraries from major companies. It's expertly recorded, superbly edited in Kontakt, and sublimely inspiring. it does just what you'd hope a piano sample would do in terms of dynamic response, and everything about it just feels right. It's one of those times when you stop feeling like you're playing a sample, and instead playing an instrument. I have to give this a perfect score. I cannot think of any way this could be improved. This is amazing work!
lovely bright sound!
Out of all the pianos available on PianoBook, this is far and away my favourite. What stars I've taken off are me agreeing with some of the other reviews that a few of the very lowest notes sound a little off, and me thinking the built-in reverb/room sound is a little strange (much better IMO to start with no reverb and use a separate reverb plugin while mixing), but overall I couldn't be happier. Too many digital pianos can't strike a balance between warmth and crispness/precision/non-muddiness with the sound, but I think this piano does so very nicely indeed.