[pianotech] Fwd: soundboard grain angle vs "faux"stiffness

[William Truitt]

Where's the Steinway B?  Oh, it's out by the back Porsche..,

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Dale Erwin
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:23 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Fwd: soundboard grain angle vs "faux"stiffness

 

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Hey Jim
  Did the attached pictures help answer any questions. By the way both Bs
have the New Weickert felt hammers.  David brought up a good point about
voicing.
 IMO This pianos can be voiced a variety of ways. But the two pianos
mentioned although they are both Bs but built differently...I truly wonder
if they could be voiced to be identical or even similar.  Any way Davids
soundboard resonance reduction  thought is apparent in both pianos.  Yes
still much to learn, explore and have fun on the journey.
  The big thrill is to hear music coming out of a new re-whatevered box. Do
I hear a cheer?

 





  It's dark, powerful and voluminous 

are you by chance a wine taster by trade <G>  no
  my tonal envelope is power with out noise. Or as Starr Taylor says"
Without the strident clang that permeates the piano tonal landscape of
today"  Predominant fundamental balanced by upper partial clarity but no
clang and little percussion on hammer impact sound.  I seem to be allergic
to it
can I take this to mean prominent fundamental and lower partials with a
reduced prominence of the uppers?




The design spec: is a grain angle that follows the long bridge (approx 30
degrees off the long side)


hmm.  Yes for me I've always measured it off the spine. Easier. Stwy models
S,M,L,O are 45 degrees,(some )s in the 30's) and A's thru Ds are 40 degrees
with some anomalies

,serious curved cut-off bar,

where does the cutoff end in relation to the tenor ribs? See pictures

Jim I




 

 

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