This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: St=E9phane Collin=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: June 05, 2003 10:35 AM Subject: OT, was Re: Viennese Grand Action Regulation This is a genearl purpose question, addressed to all of you on this = list. Is standardization a good thing ? St=E9phane Collin. That depends. There are some things within the industry that probably = should be, or should remain, standardized. The key headscale width comes = to mind. If each manufacturer comes up with his own it would soon drive = the pianists crazy.=20 On the other hand the defacto standardization of both action and = acoustical design has clearly not been good for the industry. It has = severely limited the choices available to the artist who now has only a = very narrow range of musical expressions available. And it has brought a = level of design stagnation to the industry that, if the trend is not = reversed, will result in it demise. Fortunately there are some--albeit few--positive signs. Ron Overs is = working on action designs. The magnetically controlled key balance = system is at least interesting. And there are a few folks becoming = interested in fundamental piano design. If some of these efforts and = ideas can come to fruition soon enough there may well be hope for the = industry yet. Del ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/72/34/64/0b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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