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norway spruce European alpine double bass, yellow brass canonical 70 30 bach stradivarius continuous-airflow legato heavy one piece matched to monette horn trumpet. port au prince Haitian recording 1970-2000 indie-commercial port au prince haitian kompa studio. large-diaphragm condenser, tube pre, colored vintage console, vari-mu, passive program EQ. tape 15ips spring reverb.", "recipe_chars": 900, "score": 208.92, "config": { "traditions": [ "meringue_haitian", "italian_baroque", "french_baroque" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "grand_piano", "slots": { "keyboard_technique": "keyboard_classical_legato", "grand_piano_size": "grand_9_foot", "grand_piano_brand": "steinway_d", "piano_hammer": "renner_standard_hammer", "piano_rim": "steinway_17_ply_hard_rock_maple_rim", "piano_soundboard": "european_spruce_soundboard", "piano_pinblock": "standard_multi_laminate_pinblock", "piano_plate": "gray_iron_full_perimeter_plate", "piano_pitch_standard": "a_442_european" }, "scores": { 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