Calin, What does "provided by the person who ordered the piano" mean? Expand on that a bit... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Calin Tantareanu" <calin.tantareanu at gmx.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 5/1/2006 3:56:31 AM Subject: RE: Steingraeber factory pictures,bridge agraffes & adjustable vertical hitchpins >A correction: the bridge agraffes and hitchpins used in the Steingraeber >Phoenix 272 concert grand are NOT manufactured by Stuart and Sons. They are >somewhat different in design and were provided by the person who ordered the >piano. >Calin Tantareanu >---------------------------------------- >http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/ >The Bechstein group & mailing list: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bechstein/ >---------------------------------------- >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Calin Tantareanu >> Sent: duminicã, 30 aprilie 2006 20:13 >> To: 'Pianotech List' >> Subject: Steingraeber factory pictures,bridge agraffes & >> adjustable vertical hitchpins >> >> Hello! >> >> I have finally managed to upload pictures of my Steingraeber >> factory visit to my website, as I had announced in a previous e-mail. >> Like Richard said, they have indeed just built a concert >> grand with bridge agraffes and adjustable vertical hitchpins >> (see attached pictures), called "Phoenix". It has a very mice >> rosewood veneer. >> More pictures of it and the piano construction at the >> Steingraeber factory can be seen on my website: >> http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/steingraeber/index.htm >> >> When I played the Steingraeber 272 Phoenix, they were still >> doing the final voicing and regulation. >> I was very impressed with the sound - it had a big, brilliant >> tone, with no weak spots, very undiscernable transition and a >> really deep, full bass. As I had assumed, bridge agraffes >> really improve the higher partials, especially in the top >> notes. The sound was very rich and clear, without the >> pronounced decay in high partials that most pianos have. >> The voicer told me that because of the bridge agraffes, he >> had to soften the hammers much more than for their other >> pianos with conventional bridge pins. >> >> This piano also has vertical hitch pins which are threaded >> and can be turned in and out for fine downbearing adjustment. >> >> By the way, the bridge agraffes are from Stuart in Australia. >> I don't know about the hitch pins though. This is a special >> order piano, I don't know if they plan on building more or not. >> >> Another big surprise was their smallest grand piano, the 168. >> It was an extremely good and powerful piano, with an >> unbelievably deep bass for such a short piano. Like it's big >> brother, you couldn't notice abrupt tone changes across the >> scale. The action was also very responsive and controllable. >> It is probably the best piano under two meters I have played so far. >> >> I haven't been able to play their mid-sized grand, the 205, >> because they had just shipped about 20 grands to America a >> few days before my visit, and had none left on stock, except >> 2-3 which were in final stages of regulation. >> >> Enjoy the pictures! >> >> Calin Tantareanu >> ---------------------------------------- >> http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/ >> The Bechstein group & mailing list: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bechstein/ >> ---------------------------------------- >>
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