> It appears that there is a lot of variation in the "standard piano of the > world". Like every army in the world marches to a standard, and they're all different. Probably hand built as well. > The upright has the most responsive sound at C88. Maybe some of you > scale/board gurus can shed some light on this? > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT No guru, but I'll bet it's not the scale making the difference. In an upright, the bridge doesn't have to sit 25mm away from the rim (belly rail) in order for the hammers to hit somewhere near an optimal strike point, so the bridge can be located toward the middle of the available soundboard area up there. Ron N
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