Which pianos were sampled for the Nord piano library?

[cymro]

Any way to have that chart as a word, excel or some other formatted method? I would love to save that for future reference

[cookie]

Any way to have that chart as a word, excel or some other formatted method? I would love to save that for future reference

Copy+paste inside my Excel works fine !

Fred

[DirectContact]

Maybe true everything, but as a beginner, I would like to know a little more especially about the miking and the optimal uses. I find the given names quite helpful for a first impression and somewhat cute, but don't like them much - I'm coming from classical music, and it makes my stomach rumbling having to play just a "white", a "bright" or a "queen" piano - not to mention "velvet" which I don't like as a feeling at all. And as there are words to discern the different sounds, I would appreciate having other connotations for those sounds.

I fully understand that Clavia may not be allowed to mention the names of the instruments as far as it is a branding thing. But we should be allowed to share real names if we have hints, don't we?

I guess that as soon as my ears will recognize the sounds, I won't need the names any more - but at the moment, I think I do. And maybe, I will even then say "the 2019 Steinway approach" instead of "White Grand".

BTW: What do you think about a "knowledge base" in the forum where faq info is stored? I think I sometimes came across such piano info on the forum but couldn't find that again - even with the search function. I also had to find out about the way the Stage 3 is handling sound names. Could have been easier if you know that (trunking the version no. with space before).

Edit: Sorry, there is one - I hadn't noticed, or forgotten.

[table=width:100%;border:1px solid #cccccc][tr=text-align:center][td=font-weight:bold]Name[/td][td=font-weight:bold]Version[/td][td=font-weight:bold]Instrument presumed[/td][td=font-weight:bold]Miking[/td][td=font-weight:bold]Released[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]White Grand[/td][td]6.1[/td][td]Steinway B-211[/td][td]? (by SampleTekk 2016?)[/td][td]2019[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Royal Grand 3D[/td][td]5.4[/td][td]Yamaha S6[/td][td]dummy head (ambient)[/td][td]2016[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Velvet Grand[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Blüthner Model 1[/td][td]?[/td][td]2015[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Silver Grand[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Shigeru Kawai SK-7[/td][td]?[/td][td]2015[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Italian Grand[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Fazioli ?[/td][td]slightly ambient?[/td][td]2012[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Bright Grand[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Yamaha S4[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Grand Imperial[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Bösendorfer Imperial[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Grand Lady D[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Steinway D-274[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Studio Grand 1[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Yamaha C 7[/td][td]close-up[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Studio Grand 2[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Yamaha C 7[/td][td]close-up, custom preamps[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Concert Grand close[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Steinway D-274[/td][td]close-up, for live (= SampleTekk Black Grand Close?)[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Concert Grand ambient[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Steinway D-274[/td][td]ambient: concert hall, for recording (= SampleTekk Black Grand Ambient?)[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Steinway No1[/td][td]5.2[/td][td]Steinway No.1 'Kitchen Piano' replica (1836/2006)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2017[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Mozart FortePno A.Walter[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Anton Walter Fortepiano (1780~1800)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2016[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Beethoven ForteP Broadwood[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Thomas Broadwood Fortepiano (~1820)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2016[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Baby Upright[/td][td]5.4[/td][td]Nordiska compact[/td][td]?[/td][td]2017[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Amber Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Grotrian-Steinweg Concerto G132[/td][td]?[/td][td]2017[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Bambino Upright[/td][td]5.4[/td][td]Baldwin spinet piano
(Acrosonic, as Pscooter63 guesses)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2016[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Mellow Upright[/td][td]5.4[/td][td]Bösendorfer C 130[/td][td]?[/td][td]2014[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Grand Upright[/td][td]5.4[/td][td]Yamaha U3[/td][td]?[/td][td]2013[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Queen Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Bösendorfer ?[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Black Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Petrof ?[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]HonkyTonk Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Baumgardt ?[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Saloon Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Baumgardt ?[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Romantic Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Schimmel Fortissimo 108 'Chippendale' (1967)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]BlueSwede Large Upright[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Östlind & Almquist ?[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Rain Piano[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Svenska Pianofabriken ?[/td][td]? (by SampleTekk)[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 8 Nefertiti MkI[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Suitcase Mk I "Nefertiti Club Göteborg" (1970)[/td][td]?[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 7 Amped Tines[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Mk I[/td][td]tube amped, medium[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 6 Sparkletop[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Fender Rhodes 'Silvertop' Electric Piano (1967), ideal timbre[/td][td]?[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 5 Bright Tines, bright timbre[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Suitcase Mk I (1975)[/td][td]'close miking'?[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 4 Mk5 80s[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Stage Mk V (1984), ideal timbre[/td][td]close-up[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 3 Shallow Close[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Stage Mk II (1981)[/td][td]close-up[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 2 Ideal Timbre[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Suitcase Mk I (1975)[/td][td]close-up[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EP 1 Deep Timbre[/td][td]6.0[/td][td]Rhodes Stage Mk I (1978)[/td][td]low amplitude[/td][td]2018[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EGrand 3[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Yamaha CP80[/td][td]tube amped[/td][td]2014[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]EGrand 2 Gerbstadt[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Gerbstadt Grand with CP80-pickups[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Egrand 1 CP80[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Yamaha CP80[/td][td]?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Wurlitzer 1[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Wurlitzer A200[/td][td]straight?[/td][td]2011 or before[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Wurlitzer 2 Amped[/td][td]5.3[/td][td]Wurlitzer A200[/td][td]tube amped[/td][td]2013[/td][/tr]
[tr=text-align:center][td]Clavinet D6[/td][td]5.0[/td][td]Hohner Clavinet D6[/td][td]?[/td][td]2010[/td][/tr][/table]
I won't label the timbre of the APs because this will schedule too much. Besides, all information given at the moment is available through hints that anyone can get with a Nord under his/her fingers.

I’ve been looking for this detailed list since I got my NP4, thank you so much.

[Gambold]

Great chart! The Petrof is a model 132, according to Nord's site:

>Our Black Upright is a Petrof 132 upright piano.<

[Skylight]

The Bambino really helped when I had to prepare for playing a spinet at a venue. It's so different that it throws me off sometimes!

[mozart999uk]

ahhhh! Makes sense now that a couple of those are possibly sampletekk pianos

[kirsty]

Fazioli I'm certain is the F228 model.

There is a clue on the website in that Nord describe it as a 'medium sized grand piano' and the library picture looks like its lifted from the Fazioli website of the F228 All other pictures of the various models differ in proportions from the library picture.

[JeffLearman]

I feel like it would be great if this thread was moved to the General forum, as it's not Stage-specific at all and surely others who don't own a stage may be curious about this and not think to look here...

[FZiegler]

Good idea. I've always been updating the table from time to time and intend to rewrite it once those v.6.x issues from the product recovery packs are sorted out.

[JeffLearman]

I feel like it would be great if this thread was moved to the General forum

Done!