See below. Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 1:10 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Little Everett Grands - was: Heller bass strings So I guess the marketing police did get to Everett also - made 'em move the bridge back some. Was yours cantilevered? No, the bass bridge was not cantilevered. But I did notice that the screws were offset when I (easily) popped the bridge off of the soundboard surface. They came up through the soundboard panel and went in close to the leading edge of the bridge. After relocating the bridge the screws went in closer to the back edge of the bridge but I was able to use the original holes in the soundboard and soundboard buttons. Didn't really think much about it until I saw the pictures of yours. Looking back I now rather expect a mistake was made with mine. Hard to say without more evidence. I can't see why they would have deliberately changed from a design that worked quite well to one that worked less well. Although marketing departments have done stranger things over the years. You mentioned that the case was only 55" inches wide (mine is the same). I seem to remember you telling me that you have a preference for a more trim look to a piano (we may have been talking about the Walter grands) - don't like 'em looking like a linebacker. That was one thing I remember noting when I first looked at this piano was that, yes, it was a small piano in that it was not long, but also that it was a small piano overall - almost miniature - like a 7/8 piano. Even the legs and lyre that are modestly ornate, are not as large as most pianos. It really is a trim, rather sexy, looking piano. Mine has square legs, otherwise the trim on the topblock (at the top of the leg) looks about the same. The lyre posts are also square. Regardless of shape they are a bit thinner than the usual heavy, bulky legs. The whole design is integrated quite nicely. Yes, I do prefer narrower pianos-especially when the pianos are on the short side. This piano does not look as squat and bulbous as most short pianos. There is an elegance to it that cannot be duplicated in wider pianos. As well, when you start contemplating the value of a fish you'll undoubtedly notice another nice bit about this piano-but I'll leave that for you to discover later. I don't want to spoil all the fun. ddf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101117/20e2e509/attachment.htm>
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