Oooooo ( to quote Alan Forsyth) :) This is another one of those in reality totally fascinating areas for discussion that sadly ends up nearly always in folks gnashing at each other. Gets into all kinds of factors that end up being significant determinants respective to what one concludes.... like what ones perception of musical sound is. It struck me the other day whilst reading some of the latest round of Soundboard posts that it is not the world of pianists who are worst stuck in their mold of Steinway worship.... no no no no no... They at least appreciate on some level or another a vast huge ocean of musical sound....even from the <<piano>> thingy. But piano technicians however.... my gawd in wholey hootville... what we don't <<know>> absolutely and universally. We routinely enforce our own perceptions of what good tone is and isn't on pianists all the time. For example.... how many of you reacted negatively to that recording of the old Pleyel Stéphane Collin put up a couple weeks back ? Perhaps some of you think an old C melody saxophone sucks and a new Buffet R-13 B-flat clarinet is ok ? :) Cheers RicB HI JD I have thoroughly heard that parade on the list for quite some time. A position I don't share for the most part but then there are times it's warranted. My Motto is.... If it aint't broke don't' fix it.....if it is then let's not procrastinate about it. Dale The tradition in Europe is to salvage the soundboard at all costs. I think >that's based more on tradition and attitude about maintaining the integrity >of the original instrument than whether the soundboard is actually >performing its engineering function in an effective manner or can even with >extensive repairs...
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