[CAUT] Steinway rebuilds

[David Love]

Send it to Steinway if you need to be able to say “well, I sent it to Steinway” no matter what the outcome, kind of like the hammer discussion.  But the outcomes can vary.  There are lots of other very good (maybe better) options with quality rebuilders who will take a much more custom approach to the project and can deliver a very high quality performance piano with all the characteristics you are looking for and more.  And like Dale says, varnish has nothing to do with it.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Brent Fischer
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:22 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway rebuilds

 


Truth sir, you are spot on, like white on rice.  Send it to the Steinway

restoration center for the real driving tonal power you have come to expect from

them. Of course, you are aware that you don't want them to drill or string

it for you, but you will get a performance quality sound that you want and

furthermore they still varnish the boards instead of coatings that let as

much as 38% more moisture penetrate the cell structure. And if you

want to get the plate processed correctly ship it to Austrailia and

have Overs do his termination hardening repairs. Steinway won't mind,

just let them pick the plate color.

 

Brent 

 


--- On Mon, 2/14/11, Mckeever, James I <mckeever at uwp.edu> wrote:


From: Mckeever, James I <mckeever at uwp.edu>
Subject: [CAUT] Steinway rebuilds
To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:02 AM

Thanks to everyone for the discussion of laminated soundboards, especially Del Fandrich.

Now a question about Steinway soundboards.  A rebuilder once told me he prefers not to replace Steinway soundboards, because a replacement never quite gives you the “Steinway sound.”

Any truth to it?

Thanks,

Jim McKeever

 

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