Hello, There are SB Buttons on any Bechstein I see, on other brands this seem to be part of what is called "tropicalization" - or an intention to protect the ribs from ungluing. On an other matter, it seem that different Bechstein model have different kind of ribbings, some flat ribs, other curved ones,mod C boards where glued on pre crowned ribs, while the B are on straight ribs, if that make sense to someone please tell us so. The underside of the bridge also is sometime curved, sometime no, depending of the model... Go figure ! Isaac OLEG Entretien et reparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de J Patrick Draine > Envoye : mercredi 21 mai 2003 20:56 > A : Pianotech > Objet : Re: Bechstein Soundboard replacement > > > > On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 11:20 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > There's a couple I can think of: Lack of a rational > justification for > > doing so (that I know of, at any rate) > > Rationality aside, my understanding (absorbed long ago from > I where I > can't recall) was that this was Bechstein's modification > for pianos > being sent outside Europe (ie the nasty old USA). What do > the Europeans > say -- do you have top soundboard buttons on Bechsteins over there? > Patrick Draine > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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