Stanwood, was: Advice needed on Bechstein Concert Grand

[David Love]

It may have been an over reaction on my part.  My apologies, I meant no
offense.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: July 05, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: Stanwood, was: Advice needed on Bechstein Concert Grand




>David Love wrote:

>> Richard Brekne wrote:
>> "this looks like a very interesting job for Stanwood"
>
>Do you remember the old TV show.  This looks like a job for Superman

Thats a half quote taken out of the context in which it was meant... and
when
put back in that context says nothing that comes even close to what you are
refering too below, or in your last post David. I simply said it would be
interesting to see in this case what a Stanwood job, at its best, could do
in
this case, to see how both Bill and the pianist would respond to the change.
I
see nothing about this suggestion would invoke visions of Superman or
mystery-magical-guru-like whatevers.

I aggree that anyone who is interested can certainly access, learn, and
utilize
Stanwoods methodology on a number of levels..... But to be sure, that and
the
rest of what you bring up are interesting and worthy subjects all on their
own.
Still I fail to see that this has really anything to do with the point I
made
in response to Bills post.

It still seems to me like Bills Bechstein problem would be a great
opportunity
to put some of Stanwoods ideas and claims to an interesting test. Sorry if
you
feel this is out of scope.

Cheers !

RicB
".
>The
>Stanwood concepts have achieved a sort of mytery-magical-guru like status.
>I was responding to that.  The concepts are not totally new, though the
>approach might be.  Neither are they inaccesible to the average Joe working
>on pianos out there.  Analyzing the action geometry should be a standard
>protocal in any action job.  David S. has provided a method for doing that.
>Learning how the hammer weight relates to the front weight, keeping inertia
>under control, and weigh-off with the balance weight system can be done
>without a lot of trouble or investment.  Applying the concepts simply takes
>reading the articles he has published in the journal plus a little thought
>and planning.
>
>That being said, I thought it was a bit beyond the scope of the job in this
>case.
>
>David Love
>
>

Richard Brekne
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