[CAUT] Steinway or Forgery?

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Roger...ya ol pirate :)

Correct me if I am wrong here....but I see no where in the quote below 
or anywhere else in Rons posts where the phrase <<belle braced rim>> 
comes in.  He does place a question mark on whether or not there was any 
additional bracing to the rim... but otherwise only states directly  
that the string scale, bridges, ribscale, cutoff and bar were not 
stock.  If Overs did supply any additional bracing to the rim that would 
not be stock either rather by definition I should suppose eh :) ?

If I remember the Reno instrument correctly it also had a very visible 
thinning of the SB on the long side of the rim back by the bass 
bridge... really stylish appearance to it as well.... but perhaps I'm 
confusing that with another of his instruments.... In any case I get 
Freds point about prep to be sure.... tho the examples used were perhaps 
a bit out of perspective.  I havent seen or heard of any modified 
Bohemia from Fandrich.... that would be interesting to hear about.  I 
kinda like the overall sound of Czech pianos but I see a lot of what I'd 
call sloppy workmanship in them.... sorry if that hits a bad note with 
someone or another but I do have plenty of examples... and as said many 
times... despite all other things I find I always end up liking them a 
good deal more then other comparatively priced instruments.

Cheers
RicB


    Hi Ron,
                  I have never heard of a belly braced rim referred to
    as a laminated panel, that's a new one on me.

    Regards Roger

             >>>
             >>>In both the piano in Reno, and the one in Rochester, Ron
            used a stock
             >>>Samick laminated *panel*, not belly. The string scale,
            bridges, rib
             >>>scale, cutoff bar, and whatever additional bracing he
            did to the rim
             >>>were his own, and decidedly not stock. Yes, I was impressed.
             >>>Ron N