>Still, the backscale is about 50% longer than it is in several somewhat >larger grand pianos on the market, including at least one 5' 7 1/2" (171 cm) >piano many folks rave about. It is also longer than at least one 5' 10 1/2" >(179 cm) piano on the market. So There! Oh no you don't. "He did it first" never worked for me as a defense. Still, it wasn't that bad. >Does this piano have a laminated soundboard? The original was designed with >this in mind and the prototype using the proper laminated board sounded >quite good with it. I got sidetracked by the owner before I thought to look. Don't really know, but it certainly could have. > Only one thing has been >consistent -- on every one I've seen, the plate has been stressed much >higher that I would have thought possible. Same here, around 10mm. The plate in this one looked like almost 15mm thick. Maybe it was just a trick of perspective - small pianos are closer than they appear, and like that, but the plate looked quite able to take the abuse. > do the numbers. I did before I installed my first vertical hitch pins. It's an attention getter. > We have a lot of class >time -- by the time I pass on I hope to have shared most of what I've >learned along the way and I hope to have learned most of what others are >willing to share. There is also a lot of pianotech time behind us all that >wasn't available in the late 80s -- ideas get tossed around the world pretty >fast here. They certainly do, and I'm absorbing as fast as I can. > You'll see the results of my current thinking Real Soon Now. Ready when you are. >> The thing I really liked about the piano was the pinblock. >Yes, it's cheaper. And it won't pass the boil test. That's ok, I probably wouldn't eat it anyway. Thanks for the info. Ron N
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