Jim: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has standard weights. They have a 1-pound weight that is a standard calibrated to I-don't-know-how-many-digits. If you sell a pound of something to the public it had better be pretty close to that 1 pound standard or you get in trouble. I've been reading with pleasure the thread on improving pianos and scale design. As the delighted curator of not one but two Nossaman D+ pianos I really appreciate the changes and improvements. Do be aware, however, that there are people for whom the Steinway D is the "standard!" and anything different is just wrong. To them you can have more than a pound or less than a pound but not "better" than a pound. That's a kind of thinking that I can't seem to wrap my poor brain around, but it's out there. It's an interesting glimpse of the human condition dave David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim Busby Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:48 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Tri chords in bass. was Nossaman Rebuilds. Minor glitches <G> JB -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:39 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Tri chords in bass. was Nossaman Rebuilds. > 4. There's probably 40 things that people have found over the > years to improve a D. Ron just does it! (Why doesn't the factory?) > > Jim Busby BYU Because they'd have to start by changing the three worst things about the piano. The string scale, the soundboard design, and the rim (especially the belly rail) bracing. Since all this fundamental stuff has already been perfected for all these years, it's unlikely to change right away. Ron N
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