[pianotech] Gen-u-whine Steinway parts:OT RANT

[Kent Swafford]

I could take you to some mighty fine 1920's Steinways. For me, the specific design, fit, and finish, came together very nicely in the 20's. I am certain there were bad ones, just as you say, but production was high, and build quality didn't seem to suffer just because they were making a lot of them. There was a good dealer in those times here, and 20's Steinways are common here. And, yes, I own one.

Kent


On May 1, 2012, at 8:15 PM, David Love wrote:

> This thing about 20's Steinways I don't really get.  Even if they had better
> belly people back then the pianos are 100 years old now.  Who cares what
> they were like in 1920.  They certainly don't resemble that now.  Every era
> has produced good and bad bellies and actions with and without problems.
> The attraction to that era at this point is purely a psychological one,
> which, of course, doesn't mean it's not real.
> 
> BTW, why did you reuse the old capstans?  
> 
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>