Hello Gordon, I second your comments about the Knabe uprights. I think they are the best uprights, particularly as regards sound ever made. Also, they are stupendous pieces of furniture. Regards, Robin Hufford gordon stelter wrote: > Well, we were talking about a fabulous 1890's 3 bridge > Knabe that he did a full restoration on > ( including new board ) and I asked if some of his > touchweight metrology was applicable ( as I own 2 of > these ) and he said "Yes". ( That is, if I remember > correctly!) I did not inquire further. > These are truly astounding pianos, and even > without special techniques their actions are closer to > grands in responsiveness than any uprights that I've > played. The much-loathed rocker capstans, as well as > unusual and well thought out action geometry seem > responsible. And what a sound!!! > Gordon Stelter > > --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > wrote: > > gordon stelter wrote: > > > > > Yes, David Stanwod has told me that he has methods > > > applicable to uprights. I don't know what they > > are. > > > Gordon Stelter > > > > > > > Odd.. he has said quite the opposite to me. You can > > certainly weigh KR > > and FW and other components in similar fashion, but > > the Balance > > Equation is for grands and I have yet to hear that > > he has developed > > anything like it for uprights. Last I heard he > > figured the upright > > action wasnt worth the trouble to begin with. > > > > anybody else ? > > > > -- > > Richard Brekne > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > UiB, Bergen, Norway > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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