David, This is simply not true. I have never once offered any such opinion. What I have done is insist that RC , CC, and so called RC&S boards are all different ways of accomplishing a piano soundboard, each with their own characteristics both acoustical and structural, and that comparing the three in terms of which is inherently better is quite useless. Because none of these can really make any such claim. Given that insistance on nutrality with regard to subjective preferences, and given the number of times I've written on those lines I really am at a loss as to where you got the idea that the below is true. Cheers Richard Brekne ------------------------------------------------------------ I ask because you had stated previously that it was your opinion that compression crowning was necessary to achieve the type of tone that you found to be the most to your liking. You cited Hamburg Steinway as one example of that. Since it turns out that Hamburg Steinway is, as you report, not compression crowning any more than the current group of rib crowned and supported designers, I was just wondering if your sentiments with respect to compression crowning as a requirement for superior tone production remained unchanged. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net <mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net>
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