At 07:00 1/23/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I was just funnin' about the Mexico thing. I know he does the work in-house. > >I have do disagree with you regarding the sound potential of the old >uprights. You suggested, "when properly rebuilt" that they have the >potential to "give a lot better sound than most of the bottom of the line >grands you can find on the market these days (Korean, Chinese etc.)." This >is simply not true by matter of omission, IMHO. I believe they have the >potential to give a way, way, superior sound than most of the bottom-level >grands and mid-level smaller grands and upper-level micro-grands >(five-foot-ish) you can find on the market these days. > >I'd lend you my flame suit, but I just may need it! > >Terry Farrell Terry, Marcel, I have the spring line of flamesuits in stock now ;-} Anyhow, just by way of comparison, my 1890's 58.5" Nittinger (Phila) upright has string length and scale comparable to a Baldwin "R", and a bigger soundboard, too. Does being heavier count, too? Conrad Hoffsommer Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor
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