floating the soundboard

[Farrell]

> I think thats probably why a lot of folks around the world stick to what 
> they do... because they already know how to do it and they get a very nice 
> result.

True. But some who are able to think out of the box consult experienced 
piano designers familiar with unconventional design approaches for input.

It's why the Goddess made Del Fandrich and Ron Nossaman and Ron Overs.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:32 AM
Subject: floating the soundboard


> Hi Dean.
>
> Just curious as to your reasons for wanting to try this.  Personally I'm 
> of the opinion that you can intelligently put together just about any 
> combination of design parameters and come up with a very pleasing 
> result.... but not necessarily get the sound you were looking for. Or... 
> if you realllllly know what you are doing you might come pretty close to 
> what you were after. But to really nail your goal on the head Its my guess 
> you'd need to do enough production volume to build up a good deal of 
> experience.
> Misunderstand me not... I'm all for experimenting just for the sake of 
> seeing what you can accomplish.... but it strikes me that if one wants to 
> really learn how to get the most out of this, or any basic approach to 
> design... well it demands a commitment of a lot of time and not a few 
> rebuilds.
>
> I think thats probably why a lot of folks around the world stick to what 
> they do... because they already know how to do it and they get a very nice 
> result.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>