Soundboard Installation & MC

[Farrell]

 So I guess when the board dies, the piano is dead. I'm wrong, they are right!   :-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: Soundboard Installation & MC


> Marketing hype aside.... the key phrase here is "throughout the life of the piano".... which is an undefined condition.... and as such allows them to say whatever they want to.... typical grammatics trickery for such..
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> But then I might also point out that the web site makes some pretty clear cut claims that if were so very obviously false would make them very vunerable to false adverstising claims... not to mention law suits directed at soundboard failures despite said claims....
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> No... Delwins fine argumentation aside...I would like to hear their true side to the story.  Something doesnt add up quite when such a procedure.... so "obviously" useless relative to stated purpose, is still in use and supported by a manufacturer such as M&H.
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> Just something to think about.
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> RicB
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> Farrell wrote:
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> > "In 1900, Richard Gertz developed a system, exclusively for Mason & Hamlin, that would permanently preserve the original power and tone of all Mason & Hamlin pianos throughout the life of the piano."
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> > I think it was my 6th grade english teacher that taught me to refrain from the use words like "all". I have since learned to refrain from phrases such as "permanently preserve" and "throughout the life". Read that sentence above. That is a pretty powerful statement. It states that the Gertz system will PERMANENTLY PRESERVE the original power and tone of ALL their pianos THROUGHOUT THE LIFE of the piano. They are stating that no M&H will ever lose the original power and tone - EVER (well, maybe after being buried in the dump for a few years).
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> > I really love Mason and Hamlin pianos. I think they are top-notch. But this is a crock.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
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> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
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