NAMM Report

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I'd have to concur here.  Some of the finest pianos don't use 
aluminum.  There is a definite action noise issue that aluminum rails 
transmit all too well.  Carl Sauter uses engineered wood for their 
grand rails.  I'll have to get in with the servicing tech.s next time 
so I can look at more actions.  The ones I did see didn't use aluminum.

I've traced excessive action noise to aluminum rails on my affordable 
Chinese pianos.  Now, how do you dampen that noise?

Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano

At 12:07 AM 1/24/2007, you wrote:
>Rob, thanks for the interesting report on your trip to the NAMM show.
>
>One small item that I would to add a different opinion about is the 
>question of action rail material.  I don't think that extruded 
>aluminum action rails are necessarily superior to wooden ones in 
>their various forms, e.g. laminated.  Aluminum can have its problems 
>as well, such as stripped flange screw holes, unwanted noise and 
>perhaps other issues.
>
>It doesn't surprise me that to my knowledge (which is almost never 
>up to date) of the say 10 finest piano brands, a minority are using 
>aluminum action rails.
>
>..ducking for cover....
>Jurgen Goering
>Piano Forte Supply
>(250) 754-2440
>info at pianofortesupply.com
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>
>Rob Goodale wrote:
>
>>.... The only critique I have, (and a relatively mild one), were 
>>the action rails.  The hammer rail was wood.  Being the old 
>>stand-by design there isn't anything inherently bad about this but 
>>I would have expected the more stable aluminum as with most modern 
>>designs.  The wippen rail was aluminum but with a maple 
>>core.  Better, but I would hope to see these items improved....
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