Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > > Are there any other performance or design considerations that might lead > > manufacturers away from open face blocks? > > Tradition, certainly. Steinway did it that way back in the 1860s and 1870s > so it must be the right thing to do. That's more along the lines that I was thinking. Perhaps a selling point at the time, like string length nowadays. > I am not aware of any performance or design benefits to the closed-block > system. I would guess that the closed-block system is now some cheaper for > most manufacturers. Especially if they depend on pin/pinbushing contact for > support. Pinblock-to-flange is a sometime thing for most modern > manufacturers and CNC machinery can handle either with equal aplomb. > > In favor of the open-face design is ease of tuning and, when properly > designed and fabricated, somewhat improved tuning stability. > > Del Amen. Paul
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