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I'm partial to the Bosendorfer Imperial for booming bass sounds (and, in theory, you can actually but one), but the Alexander piano is a very cool experiment.



I have a Bösendorfer in my living room and I can assure you it doesn't "boom" at least when I play it.

It's more of a rich, full sound, more on the mellow side.


I've played a couple of Bosendorfers including an Imperial and the best I can describe it is that the lower end of the standard 88 keys produce very clean, solid bass sound and don't "fart". It's less about "booming" and more about just a very clean bass sound.

The extra keys below the 88 do go into bass-fart territory, though. (For those who don't know, Bosendorfer Imperials have 97 keys, the extra ones all going deeper into the low range).


Most Bösendorfers play like nice, tame European pianos. The average American Steinway "booms" more.

However, the extra low notes on their oversized concert grand do boom quite well. I have only been able to play one, though.


Agree, Bösendorfer rulez!

https://youtu.be/9Hv98onkXKs




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