Rebuilding for Performance or Show?

[Isaac OLEG]

Any Soundboard changes I've talked about with friend techs have shown
disappointing results at first, because the original thin tone was
gone for something more difficult to define (lost of time reperes).

Does not mean of course it is a bad idea to change a soundboard, but
this kind of work have to be done on the restore 's own instruments.

It seem very risky to sell that kind of work to a customer, even when
explaining him the process.

I have heard also a very interesting concept (interesting for
depressive techs !) is about the S shape that the soundboard tend to
take in the killer zone :
UI was said that this shape (inflexion point) gives a more stable
figure to the soundboard, and that in fact this shape is wanted for
instance on harpsichords, as being more stable and having an advantage
in tone because of that.

Our German's rhetoricians can't buy the idea that deformation can be
something good, but I see no reason actually against it, if that
provide a better acoustical work.

This at last is new !

Best regards.

About SB replacements, it is fairly possible to ask duplication of a
board's panel in Ciresa, and have all the parts delivered un ribbed,
ribs straights  so it is up to the rebuilder to glue and shape himself
the way he wants to.


Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Ron Nossaman
> Envoye : jeudi 17 avril 2003 17:38
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Rebuilding for Performance or Show?
>
>
>
> >And for some rebuilders, performance is defined by $$
> generated by piano
> >sale. Hence a good reason to help perpetuate the myth that
> the piano was
> >"perfected" over a hundred years ago. It is almost always
> cheeper to
> >duplicate that to change.
>
> It's even cheaper to declare that certain expensive parts
> are immortal, and
> that a little cosmetic work will restore them to like new
> condition. The
> piano will still sell for as much as if it were more
> completely rebuilt
> than less, but the profit margin is higher. I've lost a
> whole lot of
> rebuild work to bids that were 80% of mine, covering less
> than half the
> work I outlined.
>
>
> >Also I believe $$ is the main reason for the widespread
> formula applied to
> >many, many 100 year old high quality pianos: keytops,
> hammers, dampers,
> >shim, strings, refinish.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
>
> And lower the plate to get measurable bearing. Mustn't forget that.
>
> Ron N
>
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