And I thought you Renner guys could take a little "needling". No need to get insulting, Richard. Cheers. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ric Brekne Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:13 AM To: pianotech Subject: Rib Crowned Soundboards David. I have repeated my answer to you three times now. For the last time, my perception of Steinway sound is based on how the piano sounds, not how its built. I continue to believe that a CC board will sound and perform differently then a RC & S board, and I do not, never have, and never will take the position that one or the other type of assembly sounds or functions inherently better then the other. As I have stated on several occasions, it is not me who has a problem with the way other people build soundboards. Also... since you seem to not be aware of it, just because they dont dry out their boards before ribbing, does not mean that they can not achieve equivalent compression levels. Nor does this neccesitate any fundamental difference in stiffness, (where ever that bit came into this). My <<singing the praises>> of Hamburg Steinway is based on the fact that they are fine instruments, superior in their own right. I have also <<sung the praises>> of other instruments for their own particular characteristics. And finally, also for the 4th and last time. This thread was based on a simple report of what I was able to observe in a short time of how Hamburg Steinways soundboard assembly methods, for the general interest of those who find such things interesting. Hopefully it will contribute positively in some small fashion to that interest. Cheers Richard Brekne I'm not overlooking anything from the posts of the last 2 days, or 2 years for that matter. The issue remains achieving stiffness, not compression. I am still wondering, though, since you have been singing the praises of H Steinway and their traditional method of crowning whether your impression of their tone has changed since you discovered that their crowning procedure is different than you thought. You have argued for "differences" in tone between CC and RC&S boards. Perception is often based on preexisting beliefs and I'm just curious how that might have affected yours. An honest question, really. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net <mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net> _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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