Hello: A client called me in regard to a William Bourne piano (Boston) dated 1890-91 according to Pierce's piano atlas. The owner says that besides being out of tune, it is generally in good shape and all the parts work. Should this clinet try to tune it and sell it or cart it to the dump? Thanks. Wayne Williams Schroon Lake, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <avery1 at houston.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Bösendorfer , was : Buttressed Arch. Question for Ron N. - increasing rim density > Does the Bösendorfer still have those spruce rims that are SO susceptible > to humidity changes? > > Avery > > At 08:16 AM 4/19/2006, you wrote: >>Ed, >> >>I totally agree with you. The softer rimmed pianos seem to run out of >>headroom when they are really pushed. >>Ron O. >> >>><< Given the Bosies solution, >>> >>>one would be tempted to consider that rock hard rims are not a >>> >>>neccessity for good tone at all.... >> >>> >>>Greetings, >>> Maybe not neccessary for tone, but I don't think the difference is >>> so >>>much in the tone as the power. Even going over 9 feet doesn't make an >>>Imperial >>>more powerful in the back of the hall than your average, run of the mill, >>>Steinway D. Most all the Bosendorfer pianos I have seen had tone out the >>>whazoo, >>>(for the non-native readers, whazoo is a technical term that means "a >>>lot"), >>>but there was a ceiling to their volume. Players have mentioned that the >>>European pianos like Bosendorfer, Bechstein, and Hamburg Steinways sound >>>beautiful, >>>but when played increasingly harder, reach a point of power saturation, >>>after >>>which nothing else happens. In comparison, the New York D will usually >>>continue to deliver more as long as it is played harder, regardless. >>>I think the maple contributes to this characteristic. The Mason's, >>>Chickerings (some), Baldwins and Steinways, as well as a slew of >>>long-gone >>>American brands, used maple and with good/new boards, most all these >>>pianos will have >>>unsurpassed power in comparison to their lighter wood-rim counterparts. >>>Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>>Ed Foote RPT >>>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >>>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >> >> >>-- >>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY >> Grand Piano Manufacturers >>_______________________ >> >>Web http://overspianos.com.au >>mailto:ron at overspianos.com.au >>_______________________ >
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