Sohmer

[Erwinspiano@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Sohmer  
> Date:3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time
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> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <A HREF="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> 
>> To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> 
>> Sent: March 05, 2002 6:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: Sohmer 
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>> >>> Has anybody had experience with a Sohmer piano with agraffes on the 
>>> long bridge? 
>>> Thankyou,
>>> Owen
>>>                     Owen
>>     Yes I have and they went all the way up. I wrote of this before but 
>> this piano had agraffes all the way up and the board was a reverse crown 
>> design. Freak design but awesome sound. A difficult on to string>
>>                Hmmmm....
>  
>          Are you sure those were reverse crown by design? Those I've done 
> had positive crown. And extremely high scale tensions -- highest I've ever 
> measured. Around 62,000 lbs (28,000 kgf +) or better as I recall. Took some 
> doing to bring it down and retain the agraffe design (as per the customers 
> request).
>  
> Del
>           Am I sure. Hmmmmmmm
>      You know my wife is the one who usually ask that question and 
generally try to be sure and in this case it was too intentional to be an 
accident. A string across the under side of the belly in many places showed 
the ribbing to be very uniform and symetrical (o.k. Quasi you know what I 
mean) You could have made salad nicely in it once the strings were off. Also 
the bearing was still adequately positive and also intentional looking and 
reasonable. Sustain as long as your life. I don't know I liked it. It had 
what I call the magic soundboard syndrome. Any things possible I guess but if 
it was an accident ,which I doubt, If it ain't broke don't fix it.
>>>>>>>>>>>Dale>>>>>>>>>>>


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