----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: March 18, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: Re: M&H uprights/ Re: Jack Wyatt - G Scale M&H > > What does soundboard area have to do with piano performance? All of our > > redesign/remanufacturing work involves reducing the active soundboard area. > > > > I am curious... is it your position that a 9 foots only advantage is the lenght > of the strings .... that the panel itself could just as well be.... say.... half > the size they usally... ignoring for the moment the requirements of the bridge.. > ? I'd say we reduce the speaking area of the typical 9'/275 cm grand by about 25 to 35%. That's a guess, I've not calculated it. > > > >No, it isn't. But it feels faster because you have better control over it. > > The Fandrich Vertical Action did/does not improve repetition speed but it > > does remove dynamic lost motion. It is that dynamic lost motion that makes > > the vertical action fell sloppy and slow. > > Thats interesting, can you point me to reading about your action and dynamic > lost motion ? My brother's action. I designed and built the piano. He designed the action. He also wrote an article or two on the subject. Check the Journal index and/or the CD. It should be on there but I have no idea of just when. Del
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