[CAUT] Upright tone openings

[Mckeever, James I]

Dale, thanks for the excellent idea.  When I visited UW-Madison about 25 years ago, they were still maintaining a number of almost ceiling-high uprights.  Don’t remember what they were.

So why no tone openings?  So they are softer for practice?  If students putting objects through the openings is a problem, put a grill behind each opening.  Why build a very high-end upright then not allow the sound to get out?!  Lifting the top just isn’t enough!

Jim McKeever

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dale Erwin
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:42 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Upright tone openings

  Hi Jim
   I'm a big fan of 1890 to 1910 uprights.  The glory days of post Victorian uprights. So many had three piece panels with cut outs in the front backed with a nice linnen cloth. SO much sound could exit forward. I have a gorgeous Hardman upright given to me by Carl Meyer In San Jose be fore he died. He said I know you'll fix it someday. And some day I will.
 Why not find a nice chip and dale pattern and trace it on the Rippen bottom panel and top music desk area,.... Get a jig saw and go to town.

Dale S. Erwin
www.Erwinspiano.com
Jim

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mckeever, James I <mckeever at uwp.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 2:20 pm
Subject: [CAUT] Upright tone openings

Why aren’t there “tone openings” in most uprights?  I recall a very old spinet which had cloth-covered openings at the sides of the music stand.  What about the lower panel?  Sound can get out of grands, but not uprights unless you raise the lid.  When I practice on my fine Rippen “Concerto” model, I often remove the bottom panel.  Of course, the tone is then fabulous.

Comments, please!

Jim McKeever
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