[CAUT] hamburg steinway fallboard shadows

[Fred Sturm]

Hi John,
	I'd give a call or email (DKirkland at steinway.com) to Steinway about  
the finish. I think high polish is now standard for NYC Ds - at least  
that is true for C&A instruments. So maybe they could provide that.  
Worth a phone call or email anyway, if you haven't already done so.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:32 PM, John Minor wrote:

> We have a hamburg D with the non-hinged fallboard that casts  
> annoying shadows on the keys with the current lighting setup in the  
> performance hall. I'm considering replacing the original fallboard  
> (with the curved top) with a NY fallboard with the hinged lip.   
> Unfortunately, the NY fallboard is in satin, and our hamburg is high  
> polish. I suppose I could pay to have it done in high polish.
>
> How about removing the hinged lip altogether and having the holes  
> plugged and topcoated with enough lacquer to get a  high polish?  
> Would the artists be annoyed by the missing hinged lip???
>
> Any suggestions? (Improve the lighting!!!?)
>
> John Minor
> University of Illinois School of Music
>