God...that sounds like a nightmare! Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Jeez...keep the differences...I see a lot of German factory workers walking. Soon we'll be able to complain about both pianos... '-[ David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 3/8/2010 11:37:40 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mythbusters >Word in NYC a couple years ago was that the belly mounted system of >Hamburg was very much under consideration, and that the Steinway >basement guys were lobbying very strongly against, because of what >they considered the relative ease of service for all elements taken as >a whole (especially ability to pull underlevers much more easily). But >Hamburg will probably prevail. There is no question that they are >working seriously on consolidating manufacture (as in NY Steinway >producing all action parts, Kelly producing all plates, Kluge >producing all keyboards) and eliminating differences in design and >production where possible. Which raises lots of questions, as, for >instance, what to do about hammers. The NYC plant has invested a lot >in hammer manufacture over the last several years. I'm sure they would >love to produce all hammers there, but the different philosophies (and >sonic results) each have their passionate proponents. So that's not >likely very soon. > But things like sostenuto and keyframe glides are likely to be >consistent fairly soon, or that is my strong impression from various >conversations. With a Hamburg guy now running the show, it may happen >faster. >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico >fssturm at unm.edu >On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Greg Granoff wrote: >> This just in--- at the Pacific NW and Western Regional conference >> just ended >> in Bellevue Washington, Ulrich Gerhart of UK Steinway operations was >> asked >> during his day long concert prep demo about that (sost rod and >> abandoning >> the NY mounting style at long last) and his answer was a cryptic "stay >> tuned"......... >> >> Greg Granoff >> HSU >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >> Of Ron >> Nossaman >> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 10:08 AM >> To: caut at ptg.org >> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mythbusters >> >> reggaepass at aol.com wrote: >> >>> Seeing these two points consecutively begs another question: Whoever >>> thought up mounting the sostenuto rod on the action brackets; if it's >>> such a great idea, why don't others do it (including Steinways made >>> in >>> Hamburg); >> >> An excellent question. Why is everyone so eager to copy tuned >> duplexes, but not an action mounted sostenuto - including...? >> >> >> and there plans to unify sos. rod location between the two >>> Steinway factories? >> >> Each is quite willing for the other to follow their superior >> example. <G> >> Ron N >>
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