Piano

[Tony Caught]

Hi Linda

When I was working in China with the Hua Pu Piano Factory in Chang Ping, an
inventor there also built a piano with two soundboards. The second was in
the treble and was attached to the first  at points on the soundboard and
bridge. It did give a better tone to the piano but then again maybe the
piano was built with more care.

Regards

Tony Caught ICPTG
Australia
caute@optusnet.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Stråhle <linda.laserbeam@home.se>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 5:25 PM
Subject: SV: Piano


> Hej Kristinn,
>
> Billberg 1258 born 1896-1897. from Göteborg.
>
> I have never seen one with the holes in the soundbord, but I have heard if
them. The thing I heard was that in the treble part there is a double
soundboard. Only in a very small part. A resonator.
>
> I have to find one and have a look.
>
> Vikinghälsningar
>
> Linda Stråhle
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 12:38 AM
> Subject: Piano
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don´t think a thread has been named so originally before!
> >
> > I´m looking for the d.o.b. of a C.H. Billberg #1258 made in Sverige.
> >
> > One curious thing.  Several 1/2 cm holes had been drilled in the
soundboard
> > for no apparent reason in the treble.  Why?  Acoustic reasons?
> >
> > I had one of the most embarrassing moments as of yet.  I was bending
down
> > to... no it´s NOT what you think... show the customer the sound board.
I
> > leaned back and somehow my pen that was sitting in my filofax got
hitched
> > on my sweater.  I felt something snag and just thought is was the velcro
on
> > the filofax.  Then I heard the oh so memorable "You´ve got a pen stuck
in a
> > funny place".  The first thing I said I´d do was to tell all my friends
on
> > the Internet, (that´s you people).  Great list.
> >
> > Danke,
> >
> > Kristinn
> >
> >
>