Hmm... Robin, Del and Ron all lining up on basically same side on this issue... thats weighty in itself me thinks. So you all are saying then that this is basically a marketing thing, does not serve in any sense as an aid in retaining crown (in the sense of a buttressed arch), and you all are non commital (so far) as to what usefull purpose so called torson resonater has. Ok... but if its just a marketing device and nothing else, then one would have to justify this in terms of cost effectiveness from the manufacturers point of view. Thats where I get into difficulty. Course not knowing just how much it costs to keep installing these per unit doesnt make it any easier to resolve.... still it must cost at least the price of the parts in to the factory, and the amount of time it takes to install and "adjust" the tension on these. Anyone got a fair guess as to a ball park figure for that ?... One has to wonder what kind of a figure it takes to render the device non-feasable as a purely marketing tool. No.... Dels arguments are very convincing to be sure.... so convincing that one is simply left to wonder why on earth M&H continues... Perhaps Robin hit it on the nose below ?? But is it really possible for a piano maker of M&H' reputation to be so reliant on this kind of a marketing tactic to survive ?? As long as these things dont add up, I keep getting this nagging itch in my butt that something is being overlooked I guess. RicB Robin Hufford wrote: > Del, > What do you suggest the torsion resonator does, in fact, do? I can > understand M&H continuing to use the device as it seems an integral part of the > concept of a Mason & Hamlin, and it would, indeed, be foolhardy to forsake it, > particularly when it is hard enough already to sell enough of the instruments, > given the realities of the market of today. However, I am not able to see much > it can be technically useful for in reality, and I agree, as far as I can see, > that it is not significant in forming or maintaining crown. snip snip > ....... Once > in use, it seems to me it would be a great sales risk to forego such an arcane, > obvious emblem of technical superiority, whether actually effective or not and > so it continues. I, for one, cannot place much stock in a sales pitch placed on > line by a company whose purpose in doing so, naturally, is not merely > informative. > Regards, Robin Hufford > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC