[pianotech] RePhoenix.....

[Kent Swafford]

I first heard the Steingraeber with Phoenix system with bridge  
agraffes and carbon fiber soundboard from some yards away, and thought  
to myself, "This is a piano I need to examine." I was astonished to  
find that the piano was about 5'2". Great sounding bass; no huge  
volume of sound, but a very nice sound. Then I was astonished to be  
told about the non-traditional soundboard material. I heard someone  
say the keys were covered with mammoth ivory. This apparently was a  
prototype with no price, again, "someone" said it was a $100K piano.  
The high treble had a sound I hadn't heard before; it literally  
sounded bell-like; very clear tone with long sustain but very  
different. This was a very playable, very enjoyable piano; serious  
pianists would be right at home with this piano. Very impressive.



Kent


On Jul 23, 2009, at 8:54 PM, William Truitt wrote:

> Hi Tom:
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> I can’t hear it, I don’t have the opportunity presently – which is  
> why I am asking for your impressions.   I have heard the  
> Steingraeber on multiple occasions, however, and know it to be   
> piano that sounds large for its size, and is one of the world’s  
> great pianos.
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> I don’t know what a large quality piano sounds like, I have heard  
> many large quality pianos, and they can sound quite different from  
> another.
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> So is the longer sustain the only thing that attracts you to its  
> sound?
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> I don’t mean to be curmudgeonly, but I am asking you to indulge me  
> and be more expansive in your description of the tonal qualities of  
> the bridge agraffes, as you experience them.
>
> Will
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of tcc440 at netscape.net
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:41 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] RePhoenix.....
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>   Will Truitt   wrote ::
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> I would be grateful if you were to explain in detail those things  
> about the Phoenix Bridge Agraffe system that impress you so.
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> Since this bridge agraffe is now available as a retrofit, what  
> modifications in setting bearing, crowning boards would be required?
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> Will, Its the sound.  If you could hear what I did , you would  
> know.  We all "Know" what a large quality piano sounds like, and  
> when you hear that kind of sound comming from a
> little ittie-bittie parlor grand, it takes your breath away.
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> As far as bearing, and other technical matters are concerned, you  
> will have to check with Atlantic Music in Melbourne, Florida and  
> they are on vacation until next Monday..
>   Tom Cobble RPT   Melbourne, Florida
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