Well, he may not be a trained piano craftsman, but he certainly is a craftsman. I designed the scale for the piano and did some consulting along the way offering advice where and when asked. Some of which he followed and some not. One area I wish he had followed a little more closely was with the soundboard -- it's some thicker and, hence, stiffer, than I would like. As is the ribbing. To my ear it sounds voiced a bit too bright to make up for that. It does have good sustain, though. The scale extends down nine extra keys to C which, having a theoretical frequency of some 16.35 Hz, is more felt than heard. The range below A is much more useable than it is with the Bosendorfer Imperial. At least in my opinion. Oscar Peterson -- the only pianist I've worked with who actually uses those extra lower notes -- would love it! It's a big piano and hearing it in a smallish room doesn't really do it justice. I've also heard it in David's loft where it seems to open up more. Maybe its psychological, but seeing it at the end of a smallish exhibit room reminded me of seeing a lion in a cage at the zoo. Nice to look at but hardly its natural environment. Del _____ From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Richard Adkins Sent: March 03, 2007 12:23 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Rubenstien Piano Thanks, it is hard to tell from the pictures. I guess the "agraffe" I think I see on the bass bridge is merely part of the exposed front notch. I find it hard to believe this guy did all this by himself, not being a trained piano craftsman. If someone has acutally heard it, I'd be interested to know what they'd say it sounds like. Thanks for all the replies... Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070303/3a5ca755/attachment.html
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