Cost of pianos (was Re: Stephen Birkett in the news)

[Calin Tantareanu]

What piano was this? Do you have any pictures?

 Calin Tantareanu
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Forsyth" <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: Cost of pianos (was Re: Stephen Birkett in the news)


> .......      "Well, at the moment I'd like to keep the ideas out of
public,
> if only
> to avoid looking too stupid when they don't work. ".........
>
>
> Hello Stephen,
> For ideas you might look at a particular piano that was a "re-engineered"
> piano that was around in the 70's. It had some very ingenious labour
saving
> ideas. The soundboard was a double skinned box that had a single ply panel
> on either side of the ribs. This would make the soundboard much lighter
and
> stiffer. Because it was much stronger, there was no need for downbearing.
> The bridge was very plain. No notching as it employed a pressure bar (one
> continuous agraffe). The soundboard and bridge could be removed without
> destringing. The pinblock slotted into flanges on the
> frame......etc......etc.....
>
> I shall leave it to others to ponder as to which brand this was.
>
> What I would like to see in a piano is a stereo soundboard. seperate bass
> and treble.
>
> Just some thoughts
>
> Alan Forsyth
>
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