ethics for parsimonious customers

David Boyce David at piano.plus.com
Fri Jul 6 11:36:56 MDT 2007


>Hi David,

>I tune one of these guys, too.  Despite all it's quirks, I find it quite 
>likable, with a sweet sound.  Hope you enjoyed your encounter with a 
> >little piece of history!


>Dave Stahl
>Dave Stahl Piano Service

Haha, yes, I'm afraid an awful lot of the pianos I tune are pieces of 
history, in one way or another!

I agree with you about the sweet sound.  The thing is, two other Bluthner 
grands I tune have a similar tonal quality.  Neither has aliquot scaling 
though. One, curiously, is in another manor house, and the other, smaller 
and newer, belongs to my local pharmacist and is much younger.  They all 
have a similar sweetness, and light action.  Here's a pic of the other older 
one, in its setting.

The similarity in tone made me think back to my comment a couple of weeks 
ago, abut the similiarty in 100 year old Bechsteins I tune, to a brand new 
one in the local theatre.  I guess the long-established factories develop a 
sound quality the like, and stick with it. 
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