7-foot Bechstein

[Farrell]

I own a 106 year old Bechstein grand. Nothing significant about it from a 
tuning perspective. They are prone to the plate cracking up near the tuning 
pins, so be aware of that. Other than that, pretty routine. Nice pianos, but 
if all original, likely to be pretty worn out. Mine has an S-shaped 
soundboard cross section resulting in a VERY thin-sounding killer octave 
area - don't know if Bechsteins are any more prone to that than any other 
manufacturer. Relax, enjoy, and try to envision how nice the piano likely 
was 100 years ago!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> I have an appointment next week to tune a 100 year old Bechstein grand.
> This will be the first Bechstein I've encountered.  Are there any
> peculiarities about this brand of which I should be aware?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Mulik
>