Z!, Terry,
Another good person to talk to about current stuff at M&H is Jaime
Marks. He's a major tech, and a heck-of-a nice fellow.
As for the Aeolian versions, I've seen quite a few that were unstable. I
believe they (Aeolian) used a much, uh, flimsier version of the plates. IMHO.
I can't remember an Aeolian version M&H that didn't have other
action and back-action problems, also. Of course, our climate eats 'em
up... But we've had a few of those at the plant, too. Standard Aeolian....
you know. So.. "readily fixed"?? Ya, sure, you betcha. $$$$,USA,up front,
pleeze! %^) No, really. Sure you can fix the stuff. I wasn't terrified by
reverse-crowned boards, or anything. Just.... well... it's the economics, no?
The current stuff is, of course, a whole different animal. Whew!
Regards,
Guy Nichols, RPT
Fort Stinkin' Desert, NM
At 10:18 AM 10/26/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Paul Monachino can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Mason
>Z! Reinhardt RPT
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Farrell
>. Does anyone know if Aeolean cut any
>corners when making the major structural components of the piano, i.e. the
>rims, keybed, belly rail, or plate - anything that cannot be readily fixed?
>
>Terry Farrell
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