[CAUT] Grotrian # 20985

[Ted Sambell]

This was a rgular feature of the Grotrian Steonweg years ago. I don't know 
if this is so today. The English company Daneman copied it too. It was quite 
a decent piano, but not in the same league as Grotrian. I have no opinion on 
the rationale for it. Seems a potty idea to me.

Ted Sambell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <caut at ptg.org>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Grotrian # 20985


> Hi Folks...
>
> I just ran into this instrument the other day, and decided to purchase it 
> for around 4 grand.  Case finish is really very nice... tho not original. 
> Piano sounds reasonably ok... action sucks a rock and will need a complete 
> renovation.  What I am writing about is that the underside of the sound 
> board has a duplicate of the bridge attached directly under the bridge. 
> TONS of extra mass... and I suppose stiffness... the whole length of the 
> long bridge.
>
> Anyone seen this before and care to expound a bit on the roll this is 
> supposed to play and how well it does it ?
>
> Cheers
> RicB