[pianotech] Chickering quality

[paul bruesch]

I was going to respond earlier how this reminded me of a story I heard quite
a while back... a Soviet official inspecting the workmanship on a ship that
had been built or rebuilt (I forget) by a Finnish shipbuilding firm... he
rejected the work because all the screw heads were not lined up like the
Chickering's piano hinge.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner <
justpianos at our.net.au> wrote:

> Allan
>  Bonjour à tous,
> You may be surprised to know that this method of finishing cabinetry has a
> technical name. Unfortunately I can't recall it at the moment, but
> remember discussing it at High School (40 or more years ago), in
> Woodworking Class.
> Boat-builders use this technique to align screw slots with the grain of
> the deck timber.
> Who would have thought?
> regards,
> Bruce Browning
> The Piano Tuner.
>
>
> > remarquable alignment of the slots of the screws of the hinge of the
> > cover.
> > (how to say this more elegantly?)
> >
> > I see that as a sign of attention to details that promise an overall
> > quality
> > of assembly and design.
> >
>
>
>
>
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