---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Jan 3, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Ric Brekne wrote: > The article did bring up one question in my mind however. Just how > much extra work / time (and thereby expense) goes into a sucessfull > re-design of a small piano. In Dales example it seemed like things > went rather straight forward and required only minimal planning and > thinking through, yet in the first example by Dave Snyder there > seemed to be all kinds of issues that needed work arounds. The accounting question aside ("Just how much extra work / time...."), the three seemed at first to be talking past each each other, ie., their issues didn't connect for an actual give-and-take. That being said, the points presented by each and collected as a whole made a good overview. Both David Hughes and Dave Snyder say that some of the things which can't be changed in a small rebuilding shop (the rim) limit what is gained by re-design of things things can be changed. Also that running a business tends to encourage (demand, actually) predictable workflow and results. Dale's example on a Steinway O assumes a good rim and a name which someone would want to pay money for, and goes on to list modifications standard now for a number of well-respected rebuilders. But no mention of lesser pianos, such as the one which suggested this article to Mary Smith. I remember back in 1992, hearing Chris Robinson say that he had fooled around with installing a plywood board in a runt grand just to see if he could boost the musical capabilities of such common mongrels. It didn't sound like a successful experiment. Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. "Lady, this piano is what it is, I am what I am, and you are what you are" ...........From a recurring nightmare. +++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ad/99/b1/97/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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