Hi List!, Re: Danny Moore's questioning of Mehlin idiotsyncracies. I've not seen a 9' beasty, but the 6'4" ones I've seen (from teens) have been, shall we say, unique. Soundboard not only has portion cut out at tail, but drains well. The s/b slants down away from the keyboard so that the bass bridge is about 6" high and, yes, it has lightening holes in it which make it look more like a trestle. The action is firmly screwed to the keybed since it doesn't shift, rather raises hammers like an upright - no sostenudo either - bass damper is the center pedal function. Fallboard slants back at about 45 degrees - longer piano w/o longer scale! After rescaling, new pinblock and hammers, is fine, and is found, in a voice teacher's studio. enjoy! -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT | hoffsoco@luther.edu Luther College | (319)-387-1204 700 College Drive | Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 | Chi si ferma e' perduto.
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