The teacher's piano

Richard Brekne richardb@c2i.net
Sun, 09 May 1999 11:14:17 +0200


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Tom Cole wrote:

> Tony Caught wrote:
> >
> >
> > The real shame is that manufacturers don't make an upright piano that
> > has an action that gives the same responses as a grand piano's action.
> >
>
> Actually, such a piano action exists. It was developed by Del Fandrich
> and Chris Trevellas and, blindfolded, you could not tell that it wasn't
> a grand.
>
> Unfortunately, having a great idea and $2.50 might get you a latte in
> some places. The manufacturers were not interested in being pianeers
> with someone else's brainchild and so we may never see the upright take
> such an evolutionary leap. Unless a _manufacturer_ develops the idea.
>

I have heard of the Fandrich action and have always wondered just how much
more it would cost to equip an upright with it vs a standard upright action.
(given equalness in general producion costs relating to volume)

Richard Brekne
Sydneskleiven 1
5010 Bergen, Norway

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>
> Tom
> --
> Thomas A. Cole, RPT
> Santa Cruz, CA
> mailto:tcole@cruzio.com

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