This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Dale! You wrote: ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:15 PM Subject: Steinway O Redesign =20 Dear Belly heads Some months ago I started a project to answer a question about the = parameters of the old S.S. O sound board design . I have always felt it's board design deficient. It seemed that = occasionally I'd find an old well preserved one here in CA that really = sounded quite good but most , even under the best of circumstances had = flat boards or just lifeless tone. The hazards of C. C. crowning aside, = this narrow design parameters & lack luster tone I surmise is one = reason the model was changed in 1923 to the more successful square tail = design of the L. I was a little surprised by what you wrote here. I have heard a lot of = people say that the O is better than the L and M. An all O's I've heard = were better than average. For such a short piano they have a really good = bass and lots of power. What design parameters do you consider bad in the O? The O I'm currently ushering out the door this week has a = redesigned board . I added a modest straight cutoff bar. I also added an = extra rib for more support in the treble so that in the first capo = section there are three ribs supporting the killer octave. These taller = less wide ribs are also fanned into the treble. There is no more killer = octave, no weak notes. It's strong & clear with so much pop & power & = wonderful sustain. All sustain freaks should welcome this. Do you have any pictures and recordings of this redesigned piano? I'd = like to see what you did to it. Regards, Calin Tantareanu ---------------------------------------------------- http://calintantareanu.tripod.com ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/10/81/3c/e1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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