----- Original Message ----- From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Duplex |Or, you can design the soundboard such that | sustain time is not--and does not quickly become--a serious problem and | forget about the tuned duplex system and its attendent string noise | problems. Personally, I prefer the latter approach. And pray tell, how do you do this? ---ric | | | > May I remind you that this is not my idea; it is, was and always will be | CF T | > Steinway's, who has the original patent, 126848. | | What can I say? Lots and lots has been learned about the piano and its | design since old CFT sat in front of a drafting table. Smart as he was, he | wasn't perfect. Nor was the piano he created (in spite of the claim of | certain of his descendents). It was--or should have been--just one stepping | stone on the path, albeit a significant one. If our industry is to survive, | however, we must learn from both his experience and our own and then go on | from there. | | Del | |
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