Steinways / David Andersen

[David Love]

Ric B.:

This seems to be a sensitive point, though I'm not sure why. The issue of
Steinway came up because we were talking about...well, Steinways.  I don't
view it as the issue of soundboard manufacture being in dispute.  For the
purposes of this discussion, I'm just reporting what I find, the data as it
were.  My findings are a little different than David A's, that's all.  If
the CC method has the capacity to be a consistent one (which is in dispute)
then it speaks even more to the issue that many techs are reporting
suggesting that the controls necessary for S&S to produce consistent results
are not in place.    Ron O's report of more generalized findings might shed
a broader light on the entire subject.  As Ron N mentioned, the list is
replete with discussions on this topic.  

With respect to prep/dealership/manufacture problems, it is germane in that
no matter what Herculean efforts the dealer is willing and/or able to
undertake, they are limited by both responsibility and practicality in what
they can overcome when it comes to manufacturing problems.     

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of RicB
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 9:56 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Steinways / David Andersen

Again...

I would like to keep our P's and Q's seperated here.  This has nothing 
to do with the prep/dealership/manufacture problem per se... which seems 
to be the primary gripe by most involved in the discussion, and 
certainly is something we could actually do something about.  I will 
drop this tangent of the main thrust of the thread by simply repeating 
that I find it very odd that when ever this kind of comment comes up it 
has always to do with Steinways... when in reality there are several 
other manufacturers who go at least as far down the road of compression 
soundboards then Steinway does.  Why do we never hear about these 
failures in Yamahas, Schimmels, Bechsteins, Steingræbers ... etc etc.  
But this is another subject matter entirely.

Cheers
RicB


    BTW, I don't agree with David Andersen on the soundboard/front end
    ratio, at
    least not exactly.  While outright failures are not that common,
    unevenness
    in outcomes is, especially through the treble sections.  I think that
    inconsistency is inherent in the process and we too easily learn to
    accept
    less than is possible.  

    David Love
    davidlovepianos at comcast.net
    www.davidlovepianos.com