[pianotech] Was Steinway bashing... Best of the best??

[Ron Nossaman]

William Monroe wrote:
> Also, the CF and spruce veneer are glued together with a resin 
> (basically an epoxy) and it does have a standard ribbing pattern.  When 
> I asked about the need for ribbing in a system with no downbearing, the 
> answer I received was that it maintained a "traditional look" underneat 
> (along with the spruce veneer) and that it allowed them to continue to 
> use the ribs as a point of attachment between the board and the rim.  

Concept alert, revisited. Ribs are superfluous as a point of 
attachment between the soundboard and the rim. It's not 
necessary that they even contact the rim at any point.


>  From the perspective of supporting the board, however, they are not 
> designed with that in mind.

Still, being there, they do add stiffness.

Schtick aside, the piano I heard sounded really good.
Ron N