"Otto Altenburg"

[Kenneth W. Burton]

On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, David ilvedson wrote:

> > Date:          Thu, 12 Sep 1996 09:34:38 -0400
> > From:          Daleboy@aol.com
> > Subject:       "Otto Altenburg"
> > To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> > Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu
>
> > Dear List,
> > Anybody out there have any info on a piano bearing the name
> > Otto Altenburg. I don't know any manufacuring details but the plate detailing
> > looks similar to one of our common "bulk" producers in Asia.
> > Tuned up fairly nicely.......some pretty knarly false beats in melody section
> > though. Thought I would get some info on it before seating strings on next
> > service call. Thanks!
> > Dale Whitehead, RPT
> > Franklin, TN
> >
> Dale,
>
> I have a customer with an Otto Altenburg.  Definitely a Korean
> made piano.  I ended up removing a lot of hammer weight via my
> 1" belt sander to make it more playable.
>
> In the far past I had a customer with a Hainal? piano also made
> in Korea, I believe I remember it had a bunch of spare parts in the
> bench.  After pulling the action I noticed that the beautiful 1/4
> sawn end grain of the soundboard was actually a piece of tape
> covering a laminated piece of wood.  Have anyone else noticed
> this kind of tom-foolery!
>
> David ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
>
	Yes, I have seen this paper tape with the end grain printed on it.

	You may be think of the Hyundai series of pianos made by Samick.

		Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta