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Horace writes
And, sadly, there has not been sufficient numbers of quality instruments
with laminated boards for the "average" person (or, technician, for that
matter) to get anything more real than the marketing hype.
Horace & all
Actually this is SO TRUE. Exposure is a problem. Access to any type
redesigned boards, in any configuration any where, is hard to come by. The first
rib & CC crowned board I ever heard was at Ken Hannahs shop in Stillwater
Minnisota Many years ago. At the time This just wasn't being done on the west
coast in any numbers by any one. I had to travel that far for mentoring &
exposure to new boards.
The first Lam panel & rib crowned design combination I had seen at
convention was brought to Reno at great cost by Ron O. The "Overs" piano was a
pure & clear sounding beauty & beautiful to look at as well. I still remember
that plate in polished acrlic enamel The sound & the new Action. Quite
impressive in all respects..Thanks Ron
My point is I've been building boards for a while & I've seen precious few
done by any one else in any form. So to see a new ,redesign or rib crowned
board etc I've had to go to conventions primarily for this kind of thing.
So, is it any wonder that the experience of most technicians Including me
are with purely vintage type C.C. crowned boards let alone rib crowned or
lam/rib crowned. We all as techs have relatively little to compare to.
Even the recent discussion of rib crowned or rib crowned plus C.C. or
complete redesign have even suffered a bit of derision here on the list amongst
the brethren. And some skeptism was heard , & probably rightly so,as to
whether these new designs possibly being as Magic as the predominantly made &
purely Compression Crowned boards we all have seen all of our carreers. If one
has nothing to compare too how can an opinion be formed?
Our new age thinking on all these matters has a long way to travel even in
our own technical community let alone marketing offices etc.
IMO , & Possibly the most forward thinking R.D in the piano world today is
being done by small shops not large Manufacturers. Will that ever translate
to different choices in the Market place?? If so slowly.
Until then I'll take every opportunity get some exposure to other folks
piano designs & rebuilt pianos.
So for now, I believe the best value added pianos available to your
clients is quite possibly the ones being rebuilt well by small shops & small
Manufactutreres & IMO is a truly value added product. Forgive my shameless biased
opinion.
By Rebuilt " The Valued Added Piano"
Dale Erwin
My Restored Stwy D will be at convention for purview & in Concert with
Pianist Richard Glazier Sat At 4 pm At Calif convention Feb 10 thru 12 CSU Sac.
Erwins Pianos Restorations
4721 Parker Rd.
Modesto, Ca 95357
209-577-8397
Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales
www.Erwinspiano.com
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