Peculiar wonders of the piano craft.....

[gordon stelter]

Dear List,
      It has occurred to me that it might be fun to
share the particular construction traits that have
impressed us on the various pianos we have worked on.
If we make a big list, then someone mught be able to
cull from it all they to build the "Uberklavier" 
( And perhaps even call it that! "

     I'll start: 
1)Little tabs cast into the back of upright pedals
that keep the pedal slot covered, and mice out, even
when the pedal is in the "up" position.
2)Ash rims/cases
3)"Bowling Alley" laminated keybeds---VARNISHED!
4)Inlaid rods in Capo bars ......

--- David Andersen <bigda@gte.net> wrote:

> > David Andersen wrote:
> > Here’s what I know: doing single-mute, aural,
> whole-tone, open-string tuning
> > has exponentially expanded my ear’s ability to
> remember piano tone, and made
> > me a better voicer; it’s made me a MUCH better
> unison tuner, much more
> > precise.
> >  
> > David...Glad to hear that you are still benefiting
> from the single mute tuning
> > style. I still swear buy it as the most honest
> check & balanced approach to
> > the "whole" tuning.
> > Not that it only (seems) to yield a more true
> temperament, and not only that
> > it forces you to tune a better unison, but most
> importantly, it forces you to
> > listen on a higher plane.
> > But I have found that I have to live in the real
> world with huge time
> > constraints and circumstances can't do this on
> every piano. Now I use
> > single-mute tuning in the same fashion I approach
> with a bottle of fine red
> > wine....only to be used for the  SPECIAL
> occasions.  The level of satisfaction
> > I get on those special instruments where I can
> relax and enjoy the process
> > brings joy like no other.
> > I still have the SAT II in the case for some of
> the grind work I have to pump
> > out. And there have been times when I felt that
> the SAT II tuning yielded as
> > good of a tuning as the single-mute tuning. But
> having the opportunity to
> > listen to my work via recording takes I have been
> involved with,  the
> > single-mute tuning runs circles around my best ETD
> tuning.
> > Tom Servinsky
> 
> 
> Thank you so much, Tom, for your inspiration and
> friendship; you are a rock
> of craft and sanity on this list. And thank you for
> challenging me to
> explore the single mute style; it has literally
> changed my life and my ears,
> as you say so eloquently above.
> 
> I hope to see you and spend some more time with you
> soon---Kansas City,
> perhaps?
> 
> David Andersen
> 



		
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