The Soundboard bit.. S&S M

[Farrell]

"A magic wood?" It very well could be. Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah. That was an unusual grain type. I remember it now. I picked it out because I had a couple big boards of it and I could match everything up (aesthetically) real nice. It was a bit unusual though (wide winter wood). I made another, more recent, board for David for a Knabe with more "normal" Sitka Spruce - more like what went into Ron Nossaman's S&S B that he had at Rochester. I trust that stuff will work also.

(I tell ya what - when I listened to Ron Nossaman's piano being played by that wonderful youngster from the local university after my class - I was simply spellbound - in all honest I don't ever recall being gripped by a piano performance (and I'm not sure whether I am talking about the pianist or the piano) in that manner before - maybe Spock could explain it to me.....)

I've got another 1,000 bd.-ft. of "magic wood" just waiting for your order!!!!!  ;-)

Realistically, sure, I hope the good sound is part becuase of my work, but I really think most of it is Del Fandrich's design work. I think the bottom line is that I simply didn't screw up anything while building the soundboard - nor did David when he installed the soundboard. But that's my goal in the work I do - someone gives me a set of design specs and I do my best to build a soundboard that accurately reflects that set of specs. If I do my job and accurately turn a set of specs and drawings into reality - and it turns out good - I hope it was because it was a good design and I simply did my part of implementing that design.

I'm glad you liked David's piano. I wish I could hear it.......   :-(

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Erwinspiano at aol.com 

    Hi Terry
     I believe it is. A very interestingly wide grain too. What a sound.  A Magic wood????grin
    Dale

    Dale - I had built a Del Fandrich-designed soundboard for David this past April. I guess I had kinda forgotten about it and never heard about the end result. Is the one you describe below perhaps the same one?

    Terry Farrell
    Farrell Piano

    www.farrellpiano.com
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      SNIP
        Yes I heard David Loves pianos as well.  His M is by far a remarkable sounding instrument.  It touts all the best tonal features of the original Steinway scale. It was by far one of the clearest most powerful & musical M's  I have encountered.  The treble with no weaks spots  floats on a sea of sustain.  & the bass was huge. Being that I haven't heard other Ms do this in 35 years  I can only draw one conclusion.  It's the design. 
        His A also similarly had a treble very much like the Overs quality of sound also floating on a sea of sustain.  Rarely have I heard sustain this strong in the trebles in C.C. boards & but certainly not the clarity and focus this one had.  Again it has to be design. 
        SNIP
        Dale Erwin
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