<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C3AD0C.F9D78610"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Hi = Ric,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName>Eric = Schandall</st1:PersonName> did a little informal “blind” testing and his = take on it was (of course) they tended to choose NY until they were shown which = was the NY and which was the = <st1:State><st1:place>Hamburg</st1:place></s= t1:State>, then the <st1:State><st1:place>Hamburg</st1:place></st1:State> seemed somehow “better” and they frequently = changed their mind. He was curious and slightly amused at the fickle nature of = people. His conclusion was that the “mental” part of selection is = not to be overrated, and that the <st1:State><st1:place>Hamburg</st1:place></st1:State> has some “exotic” appeal. Who = knows?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The past article in the NY Times on = this very topic is quite good, but I can’t remember what issue. Two = months ago??<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName>Jim = Busby</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original = Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Richard Brekne Sent: Saturday, November = 15, 2003 5:58 AM To: College and = University Technicians Subject: Re: RE : = [Experts] Steinway New York vs Hamburg <o:p> </o:p>   <o:p></o:p> Serge Harel wrote: = <o:p></o:p> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' TYPE=CITE> Hi <o:p></o:p> For me the best concert piano is a recent NY = S&S but with a complete Hamburg action, heavy weight Hamburg hammer head and a Stanwood PTD. = <o:p></o:p> This set-up gives the better of two worlds = and makes glorious sound... <o:p></o:p> Serge Harel <a = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"></a> <o:p></o:p></= span> </blockquote> That would be interesting to hear and play actually. Where are the = hammers from exactly... Hamburg factory directs or bought privately in Europe ?  = and what is the SW curve and ratio ? For that matter... how did you get a = whole complete Hamburg action for a New York instrument. Fortell ! :) = <o:p></o:p> Cheers RicB   <o:p></o:p> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</a> = <a = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</a> <a = href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib= .no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</a>  <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>