> From: Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com> > Date: March 1, 2010 7:37:46 PM EST > There were a number of pianos with cloth shanks and teflon whippens sent out during this year or the one before. We've all seen some unappreciated cost-cutting from Steinway & Sons over the years (and, to be fair, some improvements as well), but I'd have to say that "cloth shanks" would pretty much take the cake; I bet those pianos have an even more pillowy tone than usual! I bet you'd have to smother them in lacquer repeatedly to get any sound at all. Now the teflon wippens I might believe.... Just kidding, Joe DeFazio Pittsburgh P. S. - Ed, are you pitching us softballs on purpose (grin)? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100301/79db6d96/attachment.htm>
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